OVARIAN HUGE SEROUS CYSTADENOMA IN ADOLESCENT GIRL: A CASE REPORT

Authors

  • Ilhan Ciftci University of Selcuk, Selcuklu Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey
  • Tamer Sekmenli Konya Research and Training Hospital
  • Serdar Ugras University of Selcuk, Selcuklu Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey

Keywords:

Adolescent, Ovarian Cysts/diagnosis, Cystadenoma, Serous/surgery, Ovarian Neoplasms/surgery, Ovarian cystadenoma

Abstract

Ovarian cysts are an extremely common gynecological problem in adolescent. Majority of ovarian cysts are benign with few cases being malignant. Ovarian serous cystadenoma are rare in children. A 14-year-old presented with abdominal pain and severe abdominal distention. She underwent laparotomy and after surgical removal, the mass was found to be ovarian serous cystadenoma on histology.

In conclusions, germ cell tumors the most important causes for the giant ovarian masses in children. Epithelial tumors should not be forgotten in the differential diagnosis.

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Published

2013-03-30

How to Cite

Ciftci, I. ., Sekmenli, T. ., & Ugras, S. . (2013). OVARIAN HUGE SEROUS CYSTADENOMA IN ADOLESCENT GIRL: A CASE REPORT. National Journal of Medical Research, 3(02), 187–189. Retrieved from https://njmr.in/index.php/file/article/view/620

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 02 (2013)

Section

Case Report

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