Fibroma of the omentum resembling an ovarian tumor in the pelvis.
We would like to report the case of a patient with fibroma of the omentum that resembled an ovarian tumor in the pelvis. Since primary tumours of the omentum are rare, there is a paucity of information about the biology of such tumors in the basic texts and literature. An ultrasound examination of the patient revealed a mass, likely of ovarian origin, which consisted of liquid and solid components. It was suspected to be a malignant ovarian tumor. However, laparotomy demonstrated it was an omental tumor. This case shows that it can be difficult to pre-operatively diagnose omental fibromas because of their close resemblance to ovarian tumors.
Ono
Masanori
M
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Hospital Organization, Saitama National Hospital. masanori@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp
Tanaka
Kyoko
K
Ikezawa
Nana
N
Kobayashi
Yusuke
Y
Inoue
Yoko
Y
Yokota
Megumi
M
Matsumura
Satoko
S
Uehara
Ichiro
I
Hattori
Yoshihisa
Y
Kurahashi
Takashi
T
Shimada
Tetsuya
T
Nakagawa
Hiroyuki
H
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009852:Omentum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010388:Pelvis; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography