Giant solid abdominal mass with cystic lesions: a case report and diaphorodiagnostic approach.
A peri-menopausal woman presented with abdominal distention, pelvic discomfort and problems of constipation for the last 4 months. All clinical and radiological examinations were in favor of a giant solid mass with cystic lesions arised from the left ovary. These findings raised suspicion of a primary malignant ovarian tumor or a preudomyxoma peritonei. Surgery revealed a giant mass arised from the uterine fundus. An abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and omentectomy were preformed. The histological examination verified a degenerated myoma with cystic lesions with no evidence of malignancy. The patient made an uneventful recovery. A gynecologist should always be prepared to perform a different surgery than planned according to operational findings (Fig. 2, Ref. 11).
Iavazzo
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Department of Gynecology, Metaxa Memorial AntiCancer Hospital, Peiraeus, Greece. christosiavazzo@hotmail.com
Myriokefalitaki
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Vorgias
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Akrivos
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Lekka
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Katsoulis
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D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology