title: Coexistence of benign ovarian serous cystadenoma and tuberculosis in a young woman.
abstract: Genital tuberculosis involving the ovary in a non-immunocompromised individual is rare. We report a case of coexisting ovarian serous cystadenoma and tuberculosis in a 29-year-old Indian woman. Clinical examination revealed the presence of an abdominal mass suspicious for ovarian neoplasm. Histopathological evaluation revealed ovarian neoplasm and concomitant tuberculosis. To the best of our knowledge, and after an extensive search of the literature, the coexistence of benign ovarian neoplasm and tuberculosis has not been previously documented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Karnataka, India. flora.lobo@manipal.edu
authors.forename: Flora Dorothy
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Lobo
authors.forename: Meng Yee
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018293:Cystadenoma, Serous / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014384:Tuberculosis, Female Genital / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents