title: Giant abdominal tumor of the ovary.
abstract: A giant abdominal tumor can exert a mass effect on surrounding structures. We report here a 34-year-old single female who presented with an increased abdominal girth and was subsequently found to have a giant abdominal mass. Large volume aspiration (85 L) at a slow rate (1 L/min) was initially performed before surgical resection to prevent the development of severe clinical hypotension after large volume aspiration. The patient underwent left salpingo-oophorectomy. Histology revealed a serous cystadenoma of the ovary. Systemic hemodynamics were sequentially measured during the perioperative period. The patient is now well.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
authors.forename: Sachiyo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Yoriko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Ryuji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haruta
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shigetomi
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanayama
authors.forename: Shozo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Mariko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sado
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitanaka
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018293:Cystadenoma, Serous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010052:Ovariectomy; D014619:Vacuum Curettage