title: Massive ovarian edema causing early puberty.
abstract: Massive ovarian edema is a rare tumor-like condition found predominantly in young women. Patients usually present with abdominal pain and/or abdominal mass. Pre-operative diagnosis is often difficult. Awareness of this rare and benign lesion in young women may allow conservative management and prevention of oophorectomy in some patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Shankar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanumakala
authors.forename: Garry L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Warne
authors.forename: Keith B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Stokes
authors.forename: Yuen F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grover
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D010052:Ovariectomy; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D004958:Estradiol