title: Xanthogranulomatous oophoritis and salpingitis: late sequelae of inadequately treated staphylococcal PID.
abstract: We describe the case of a 42-year-old woman who was a follow-up case of incompletely treated pelvic inflammatory disease, and presented with menorrhagia and bilateral ovarian masses. Subtotal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was performed. Purulent material was obtained from the cystic masses, which grew Staphylococcus aureus. Histological examination of right-sided cystic mass revealed a simple cyst of the ovary. Left sided tuboovarian mass revealed the presence of lipid filled macrophages with lymphocytes, plasma cells and neutrophils; this established the diagnosis of xanthogranulomatous salpingitis and oophoritis. The case is of interest in view of the rarity of this condition; five cases of xanthogranulomatous salpingitis and oophoritis have been reported in the world literature till date.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Govt. Medical College, Chandigarh.
authors.forename: Rajpal Singh
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Punia
authors.forename: Ritu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.lastname: Amanjit
authors.forename: Harsh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mohan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009869:Oophoritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000150:complications*; D012488:Salpingitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*