title: Supernumerary ovary: embryology.
abstract: This paper documents the fourteenth-ever recorded case of supernumerary ovary, and the second-largest reported thus far, a spherical 6 x 5 x 4 cm convoluted mass. Histologic examination revealed a hemorrhagic corpus luteum cyst within normal limits. Proposed mechanisms of formation are discussed, but definitive evidence of origin remains elusive. Although the presence of a supernumerary ovary may be clinically significant, many are overlooked, emphasising the importance of vigilance at laparotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cruikshank
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000196:embryology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010053:Ovary; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000196:embryology*