UNILATERAL MASSIVE OVARIAN EDEMA MIMICKING OVARIAN MALIGNANCY

Iyibozkurt, Ahmet; Dogan, Yasemin; TOPUZ, SAMET; Salihoglu, Yavuz; Bengisu, Ergin; Berkman, Sinan

UNILATERAL MASSIVE OVARIAN EDEMA MIMICKING OVARIAN MALIGNANCY

Iyibozkurt A. C., Dogan Y., TOPUZ S., Salihoglu Y., Bengisu E., Berkman S.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, vol.5, no.1, pp.26-28, 2008 (ESCI, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 5 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2008
Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.26-28
Keywords: adnexial torsion, conservative surgery, massive ovarian edema, ovary
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: Massive ovarian edema, only around 80 cases reported in literature, is a rare entity often misdiagnosed for a malignancy posing the patient at risk for over-treatment with resultant hormonal dysfunction and infertility.