Failure of ultrasound to diagnose a giant ovarian cyst: a case report.
Title | Failure of ultrasound to diagnose a giant ovarian cyst: a case report. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2009 |
Authors | Mikos, T., Tabakoudis G. P., Pados G., Eugenidis N. P., & Assimakopoulos E. |
Journal | Cases J |
Volume | 2 |
Pagination | 6909 |
Date Published | 2009 |
ISSN | 1757-1626 |
Abstract | Ultrasonography is the method of choice in the diagnosis of ovarian cysts. In this case report, a cyst of enormous volume (>35 litres) was limiting the application of ultrasound techniques giving the false impression of ascites. A 55-year-old woman was finally diagnosed as having a giant ovarian mucosal-serosal cystadenoma of borderline potential after undergoing a total abdominal hysterectomy with salpingo-oophorectomy and excision of the cyst. In the literature, similar conditions have been described with the term 'empty abdomen'. |
DOI | 10.4076/1757-1626-2-6909 |
Alternate Journal | Cases J |
PubMed ID | 19829881 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC2740117 |