title: Clinical experience of five fetal ovarian cysts: diagnosis and follow-up.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Ovarian cysts are the most frequent type of abdominal tumor, in female newborns. The most of the cases resolve spontaneously with no clinical significance. However, ovarian cysts often present complications such as torsion.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors reviewed the pre- and postnatal records and ultrasonograms of five fetuses, who were diagnosed with ovarian cysts. No complication was observed prenatally. However, one infant 2 months after birth required surgical intervention because of cyst torsion. The cysts of the other four infants showed complete resolution in a time interval of 3-9 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An ovarian cyst is not a life-threatening condition, so they should be just closely monitored pre- and postnatally until spontaneous resolution. When torsion of the cyst is suspected, surgical intervention is necessary.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Athens, School of Medicine, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hasiakos
authors.forename: Katerina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Papakonstantinou
authors.forename: Ana-Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bacanu
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Argeitis
authors.forename: Dimitris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Botsis
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vitoratos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology* / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal