title: A giant ectopic ovary.
abstract: A young woman with a congenital chest-wall defect presented with abdominal pain, irregular menses, and a palpable mass at the defect. The mass, removed laparoscopically, was found to be a functioning ovary that tracked along the retroperitoneum, reflecting its embryologic origin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, 37232-2577, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.lastname: Holzman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010053:Ovary; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*