Unusual location of an ovary: ultrasonographic features and surgical correlation

F Machiels; M De Maeseneer; B Desprechins; A Casteels; A De Backer; M Osteaux

Unusual location of an ovary: ultrasonographic features and surgical correlation

J Belge Radiol. 1998 Dec;81(6):288.

Authors

F Machiels¹, M De Maeseneer, B Desprechins, A Casteels, A De Backer, M Osteaux

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Academic Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 10063766

Abstract

We present a case of ectopic ovary in a 5-month-old baby presenting a firm nodule in the left labia majora. Ultrasonography was performed and revealed an ectopic ovary. The ectopic ovary was surgically returned in adnexial location. We describe the typical findings of this entity.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Choristoma / diagnostic imaging*
Choristoma / surgery
Female
Humans
Infant
Inguinal Canal / diagnostic imaging
Inguinal Canal / surgery
Ovary* / diagnostic imaging
Ovary* / surgery
Replantation
Ultrasonography
Vulvar Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Vulvar Diseases / surgery