title: Giant ovarian tumor presenting as an incarcerated umbilical hernia: a case report.
abstract: We report a rare case of a giant ovarian tumor presenting as an incarcerated umbilical hernia. A 61-yr-old woman was admitted to the hospital with severe abdominal pain, an umbilical mass, nausea and vomiting. On examination, a large, irreducible umbilical hernia was found. The woman underwent an urgent operation for a possible strangulated hernia. A large, multilocular tumor was found. The tumor was excised, and a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salphingo-oophorectomy were performed. The woman was discharged 6 days after her admission. This is the first report of incarcerated umbilical hernia containing a giant ovarian tumor within the sac.
authors: Department of Surgery, Baskent University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey. drkarabulut33@yahoo.com
authors: Zülfikar
authors: Z
authors: Karabulut
authors: Ozgür
authors: O
authors: Aydin
authors: Erdal
authors: E
authors: Onur
authors: Nilufer Yiğit
authors: NY
authors: Celik
authors: Gökhan
authors: G
authors: Moray
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006106:Granulosa Cell Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery