Diagnosis of an autoamputated ovary with dermoid cyst during a Cesarean section.
OBJECTIVE
To report an extremely rare case of an autoamputated ovary with a dermoid cyst diagnosed during a Cesarean section and review the literature.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
Tertiary hospital.


METHODS
A 33-year-old pregnant woman submitted to Cesarean section and was incidentally diagnosed with absence of the right ovary, implanted in the cul-de-sac.


METHODS
Cesarean section and extraction of a pedunculated tumor formation from the cul-de-sac, adhesiolysis.


METHODS
Histologic analysis of the extracted morphoma confirmed the diagnosis of a dermoid cyst with coexistence of residual ovarian tissue.


RESULTS
The patient had an uneventful postpartum period and was discharged home.


CONCLUSIONS
Ovarian autoamputation is an extremely rare phenomenon that has uncertain etiology; it may develop after ovarian torsion or torsion of a dermoid cyst. It may be asymptomatic. Usual site of implantation is the greater omentum.
Peitsidou
Aikaterini
A
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Peitsidis
Panagiotis
P
Goumalatsos
Nikolaos
N
Papaspyrou
Rena
R
Mitropoulou
Georgia
G
Georgoulias
Nikolaos
N
D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010053:Ovary; D011247:Pregnancy; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery