title: [A case of simulation of ovarian cyst in volvulus of an ectopic spleen].
abstract: A case of volvulus of ectopic spleen mistaken for twisted ovarian cyst is described. Attention is drawn to six points: 1) the rarity of the condition; 2) the persistent uncertainty concerning its aetiopathogenesis, even though over a century has passed since the first case was reported; 3) the mechanism leading to twisting of the spleen stalk; 4) the absence of specific symptoms and the consequent impossibility of preoperative diagnosis in most cases; 5) the ready confusion with ovarian cyst; 6) the reasons for supposing that the reported case was the result of congenital factors.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality
vernacular_title: Un caso di simulazione di cisti ovarica nel volvolo di milza ectopica