title: [Giant ovarian tumor--case report and proposal for clinical management].
abstract: A case report of a woman with 90 kg ovarian tumor is presented. Paracentesis and intravenous alimentation was performed before operation. During the surgery the ovarian tumor was excised and abdominal cavity packing, followed by slow pressure decreasing, was done. Intravenous together with oral alimentation was continued after the operation. The patient was discharged on the 10th postoperative day without any complications, in a good overall condition.
authors.affiliation: Szpital Morski im PCK w Gdyni, Gdyńskie Centrum Onkologii, Oddział Ginekologii Onkologicznej, Gdynia 81-519, ul. Powstania Styczniowego 1, Polska. stukan@wp.pl
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stukan
authors.forename: Mirosław
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dudziak
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pawłowski
mesh_terms: D018291:Cystadenoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome