title: Adnexal torsion in postmenopausal women.
abstract: Little has been published about adnexal torsion among postmenopausal women. To address this question, we reviewed the records of all postmenopausal women with a postoperative diagnosis of ovarian neoplasm over a 10-year period. Among 301 tumors, 19 (6%) underwent torsion. Serous cystadenoma was the most frequent tumor type. No malignant neoplasm underwent torsion in this series. Adnexal torsion is not limited to women of reproductive age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Hospital, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Koonings
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Grimes
mesh_terms: D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013798:Thecoma / Q000150:complications*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality