Identical twins with ovarian endometriosis and mucinous borderline tumor: an unusual association.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of monozygotic twins with unilateral ovarian tumors of different histology and character.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
Medical center and teaching hospital.


METHODS
A 22-year-old woman with ruptured ovarian endometrioma and her twin with mucinous borderline tumor of the ovary.


METHODS
Ultrasonography, laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy, and salpingo-oophorectomy.


METHODS
Ovarian cystectomy for the twin with endometrioma and examination of the asymptomatic twin.


RESULTS
Diagnosis and treatment of the asymptomatic twin.


CONCLUSIONS
Ovarian tumors present in monozygotic twins may not always be of the same histologic type.
Ko
Ma-Lee
ML
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Pan
Hun-Shan
HS
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D010053:Ovary / Q000601:surgery*; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic