Postoperative residual ovary syndrome: an uncommon cause of pelvic mass.
We report two patients with an ovarian mass following hysterectomy. These represent part of the spectrum of the "residual ovary syndrome." The retroperitoneal incarceration of a residual ovary and the presence of adhesions, preventing free access to the peritoneal cavity, result in an accumulation of follicular products locally and, thus, a mass with cystic and solid components. Differential diagnostic considerations include functional and dysfunctional ovaries, benign and malignant ovarian tumors, and endometriosis.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome