Huge Endometrioma Mimicking Ovarian Cancer: A Case Report
Endometrioma (ovarian endometrial cyst) usually occurs in women of reproductive age. We report a rare case of huge ovarian endometrioma that was as large as a watermelon. A 26-year-old woman from Iran complained of abdominal distention over approximately 9 months. Diagnostic imaging revealed a semi...
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doaj-c6089052aa7f475fba49866b6735aae72020-11-25T04:12:22ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesCase Reports in Clinical Practice2538-26832538-26912018-05-0124Huge Endometrioma Mimicking Ovarian Cancer: A Case ReportFakhrolmolouk Yassaee0Hajar Abbasi1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine AND Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine AND Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Endometrioma (ovarian endometrial cyst) usually occurs in women of reproductive age. We report a rare case of huge ovarian endometrioma that was as large as a watermelon. A 26-year-old woman from Iran complained of abdominal distention over approximately 9 months. Diagnostic imaging revealed a semi solid mass measured about 25 centimeter. After doing laparotomy, an ovarian endometrioma was diagnosed in pathology. https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/134EndometriosisAbdominal distensionOvarian cancer |
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Huge Endometrioma Mimicking Ovarian Cancer: A Case Report |
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Huge Endometrioma Mimicking Ovarian Cancer: A Case Report |
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Huge Endometrioma Mimicking Ovarian Cancer: A Case Report |
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Huge Endometrioma Mimicking Ovarian Cancer: A Case Report |
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huge endometrioma mimicking ovarian cancer: a case report |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
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Case Reports in Clinical Practice |
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2538-2683 2538-2691 |
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2018-05-01 |
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Endometrioma (ovarian endometrial cyst) usually occurs in women of reproductive age. We report a rare case of huge ovarian endometrioma that was as large as a watermelon. A 26-year-old woman from Iran complained of abdominal distention over approximately 9 months. Diagnostic imaging revealed a semi solid mass measured about 25 centimeter. After doing laparotomy, an ovarian endometrioma was diagnosed in pathology.
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Endometriosis Abdominal distension Ovarian cancer |
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