title: Pneumatosis ovarii (emphysematous changes in the ovary): a case report.
abstract: Emphysematous changes in the ovary have not been described previously, although a similar process in the vagina, vaginitis emphysematosa, has been well described in the literature. We present a case with emphysematous changes in the ovary of a 38-year-old woman. Patient presented with a right ovarian cyst. Histologically, in addition to the cystic follicles, a portion of the ovary had numerous cystic spaces lined by histiocytes and giant cells resembling alterations previously noted vaginitis emphysematosum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06519, USA. yinong.wang@yale.edu
authors.forename: Yinong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ernest A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Topran
authors.forename: Fattaneh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tavassoli