title: Amputated calcified ovaries in children.
abstract: A calcified abdominal mass was an identical finding in four asymptomatic girls, ages 2 weeks to 9 years. At laparotomy the right ovary was absent, and in three patients the ipsilateral oviduct was at least partially absent. The most likely explanation is antenatal or subclinical torsion of the adnexa with subsequent amputation, necrosis, and calcification.
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D014102:Torsion Abnormality