Oxidized cellulose (Surgicel) granuloma mimicking a primary ovarian tumor.
A 37-year-old woman presented with left lower quadrant pain and vaginal spotting 1 month after hysterectomy and right salpingo-oophorectomy, which were performed for hemoperitoneum related to a ruptured corpus luteum. An 8-cm left ovarian mass was removed that had a microcystic, mucoid sectioned surface. Histological examination revealed that the mass consisted of a massive foreign-body granulomatous reaction to oxidized cellulose (Surgicel). To our knowledge, this is only the second report of an ovarian Surgicel granuloma.
D000328:Adult; D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized; D006490:Hemostatics; C013695:Surgicel