title: Intrauterine device found in an ovarian carcinoma.
abstract: Displacement of an intrauterine device (IUD) through the perforation site is a rare but one of the major complications. Theoretically, an extrauterine IUD can be located anywhere in the abdominopelvic cavity. It may be asymptomatic or may cause serious complications, including infection, fistula, organ perforation, or bowel obstruction. However, there is no report of IUD located within an ovarian carcinoma to our knowledge, and our report is the first case of an IUD found in the center of an ovarian cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Ryoung
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.forename: Young Taik
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Young Tae
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Wun
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jung-Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Ki Whang
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014595:Uterine Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D014599:Uterus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014621:Vagina / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology