A huge mucinous cystadenoma of ovarian: a rare case report and review of the literature

Rare Tumors. 2014 Jun 3;6(2):5225. doi: 10.4081/rt.2014.5225. eCollection 2014 May 13.

Abstract

We report a case of a 63-years-old woman with a ten years history of increasing abdominal girth with associated abdominal pain. Abdomino-pelvic ultrasound and computed tomography scan revealed a large left ovarian cyst. The patient underwent laparotomy, resection of ovarian cyst and hysterectomy with bilateral ovarian resection. The removed huge mucinous cystadenoma, weighed 27 kg. Her post-operative course was unremarkable.

Keywords: abdominal distention; abdominal masses; mucinous cystadenoma; ovarian cyst; ovarian tumors.

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  • Case Reports