Oxidized cellulose (Surgicel) granuloma mimicking a primary ovarian tumor

Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2002 Oct;21(4):422-3. doi: 10.1097/00004347-200210000-00015.

Abstract

A 37-year-old woman presented with left lower quadrant pain and vaginal spotting 1 month after hysterectomy and right salpingo-oophorectomy, which were performed for hemoperitoneum related to a ruptured corpus luteum. An 8-cm left ovarian mass was removed that had a microcystic, mucoid sectioned surface. Histological examination revealed that the mass consisted of a massive foreign-body granulomatous reaction to oxidized cellulose (Surgicel). To our knowledge, this is only the second report of an ovarian Surgicel granuloma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cellulose, Oxidized / adverse effects*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Granuloma, Foreign-Body / etiology*
  • Granuloma, Foreign-Body / metabolism
  • Granuloma, Foreign-Body / pathology
  • Hemostatics / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Ovarian Diseases / etiology*
  • Ovarian Diseases / metabolism
  • Ovarian Diseases / pathology
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Cellulose, Oxidized
  • Hemostatics
  • Surgicel