A case of ovarian enterobiasis.
A 36-year old Korean woman consulted a clinic for a regular gynecological examination, and a mass was noticed in her pelvis. She was referred to the Asan Medical Center, Seoul where transvaginal ultrasonography confirmed a pelvic mass exceeding 10 cm in diameter. She received total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingoophorectomy, and a borderline serous neoplasm with micropapillary features involving the left ovary and right ovarian serosa was histopathologically confirmed. In addition, a section of a nematode with numerous eggs was found in the parenchyma of the left ovary. The worm had degenerated but the eggs were well-preserved and were identified as those of Enterobius vermicularis. She is an incidentally recognized case of ovarian enterobiasis.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D017229:Enterobiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D004757:Enterobius / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D010053:Ovary / Q000469:parasitology; D010270:Parasite Egg Count