Mucinous ovarian carcinoma in four teenage girls with fatal outcomes
Lisa Feinstein · 2026
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Lisa Feinstein presents in 2026 a case series of four teenage girls who died of mucinous ovarian carcinoma, a rare ovarian cancer that tends to strike younger women. Reports in teenagers are scarce, and recent gene research links combined TP53 and KRAS mutations to worse outcomes at younger ages. The series was assembled through an online patient community, with mothers supplying medical records.
The girls were diagnosed between ages fourteen and nineteen over the last four years, each presenting with abdominal pain and a large ovarian cyst. Most were first operated on by gynecologists who did not suspect this cancer type. The author argues younger patients need more targeted treatment research.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lisa Feinstein |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 9 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |