title: A rare case of paratubal cystadenoma during pregnancy.
abstract: Paratubal cysts (PTCs) are generally incidentally detected in pregnancy. However, paratubal cystadenomas in pregnant women are very rare cases who are reported individually. An unusually giant case of paratubal cystadenoma in a pregnant woman is presented here. A 27-year-old woman presented to our department for a routine pregnancy checkup. A giant cystic mass accompanying a 17-week gestation was detected on examination. During laparotomy, a huge right-sided PTC was resected. Histopathological evaluation revealed a benign cystadenoma originating in the ipsilateral paratubal space. PTCs are often denoted as being benign. Neoplastic transformation or malign potential will change the course of follow-up and the patients' prognosis. Treatment with surgical excision in the second trimester can safely prevent such associated adverse conditions. In conclusion, gynecologists should be careful for causes of adnexal masses in a woman with an intrauterine pregnancy. PTCs also tend to show accelerated growth patterns during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Hitit University, Çorum, Turkey drumitgorkem@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Umit
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gorkem
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hitit University Education and Research Hospital, Çorum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tunay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Efeturk
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hitit University, Çorum, Turkey.
authors.forename: I Tayfun
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Sahiner
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hitit University Education and Research Hospital, Çorum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yılmaz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bas
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hitit University, Çorum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mete
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dolapcı
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Hitit University, Çorum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tayfun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gungor