Ovarian vein thrombosis: a common incidental finding in patients who have undergone total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with retroperitoneal lymph node dissection.
OBJECTIVE
Our objective was to use CT to determine the frequency of ovarian vein thrombosis in patients who have undergone total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with retroperitoneal lymph node dissection.


METHODS
With contrast-enhanced conventional CT of the abdomen and pelvis, we ruled out recurrent malignant disease in 50 patients who in the previous 3-20 months had undergone total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. Thirty of these patients had ovarian cancer (60%), 15 (30%) had cervical cancer, and five (10%) had endometrial cancer.


RESULTS
In 40 (80%) of the 50 patients, contrast-enhanced CT revealed ovarian vein thrombosis. No surrounding stranding to suggest phlebitis was seen in any of the patients. None of the patients reported symptoms that would suggest pulmonary embolism.


CONCLUSIONS
Ovarian vein thrombosis is a common incidental finding in patients who have undergone total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. No treatment is necessary in cases uncomplicated by thrombophlebitis or pulmonary embolism.
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Department of Radiology, Kenneth Norris Cancer and Research Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90033-0804, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010053:Ovary / Q000098:blood supply*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*