Anterior meningocele misdiagnosed as an ovarian cyst.
OBJECTIVE
An undiagnosed anterior meningocele may mimic an ovarian cyst. Careful evaluation and consultation must be the mainstay of surgery for adnexal masses.


RESULTS
A patient initially diagnosed as having an adnexal mass was discovered to have an anterior meningocele at surgery. In vitro fertilization plans were delayed to prevent complications during procedures.
Yeditepe University School of Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Istanbul, Turkey.
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C
Fiçicioğlu
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Baykal
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P
Arioğlu
H
H
Delier
A
A
Mercan
N
N
Ozcan
D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008588:Meningocele / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography