Ovarian malignancy incidentally diagnosed during caesarean section

Ovarian mucinous tumors are the second most commonly encountered epithelial ovarian cancer, following the serous ovarian tumors. Overall, ovarian tumors are rare during pregnancy. Some cases are diagnosed by ultrasound or physical exams during routine antenatal follow up, others are incidentally dia...

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Published inCukurova Medical Journal Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 179 - 181
Main Authors Öztürk,Mustafa, Keskin,Uğur, Ulubay,Mustafa, Fidan,Ulaş, Fıratlıgil,Fahri Burçin, Yenen,Müfit Cemal, Çiçek,Ali Fuat, Karaşahin,Kazım Emre
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi 01.01.2017
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Tıp
Türkiye
Adana
Ovary
Over
gebelik
tumor
pregnancy
tümör
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Summary:Ovarian mucinous tumors are the second most commonly encountered epithelial ovarian cancer, following the serous ovarian tumors. Overall, ovarian tumors are rare during pregnancy. Some cases are diagnosed by ultrasound or physical exams during routine antenatal follow up, others are incidentally diagnosed during caesarean section. In this case report, we presented our management of an incidentally diagnosed epithelial ovarian tumor at cesarean section of a 30 year old nulliparous patient.
ISSN:2602-3032
2602-3040
DOI:10.17826/cutf.280483