Bilateral ovarian tumour in a young girl

• Main Authors: Krishna Kumar Govindarajan, Shilpa Rao, Rakhee Kar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
• Series: African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
• Subjects: Bilateral ovarian tumour; mature cystic teratoma; vascular proliferation
• Online Access: http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2013;volume=10;issue=3;spage=279;epage=281;aulast=Govindarajan

Bilateral ovarian tumour in a girl presents the dilemma of conservative versus aggressive approach towards these tumours. When faced with suspicious tumour and complete replacement of the ovaries bilaterally, bilateral oophorectomy is a viable option, though the certain possibility of infertility and lifelong hormonal supplementation is unavoidable. We report a case of bilateral ovarian masses in a young girl, which on histopathological examination showed mature teratoma with aggregates of proliferating capillary and cavernous sized vessels in the tumour wall. Such associations are rare and must be differentiated from a vascular neoplasm.