Torsion of carcinomatous ovarian cyst and polycystic omental diseases--case report

A middle-aged patient, without any positive personal or familial history was urgently hospitalized and, after primary diagnostic procedures, treated by surgery for torsion and acute abdomen. During the procedure, torsioned ovarian cyst and a probable perforated omental cyst were found. Primary ovari...

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Published inEuropean journal of gynaecological oncology Vol. 27; no. 6; p. 629
Main Authors Dugalic, V, Popovic, N, Gojnic, M, Arsenijevic, Lj, Filimonovic, D, Jeremic, V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Italy 2006
Subjects
Abdomen, Acute - etiology
Abdomen, Acute - surgery
Cystadenocarcinoma - pathology
Cystadenocarcinoma - surgery
Cysts - pathology
Cysts - surgery
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Omentum - pathology
Omentum - surgery
Ovarian Cysts - pathology
Ovarian Cysts - surgery
Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology
Peritoneal Diseases - pathology
Peritoneal Diseases - surgery
Peritoneal Neoplasms - pathology
Peritoneal Neoplasms - secondary
Peritoneal Neoplasms - surgery
Torsion Abnormality
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Summary:A middle-aged patient, without any positive personal or familial history was urgently hospitalized and, after primary diagnostic procedures, treated by surgery for torsion and acute abdomen. During the procedure, torsioned ovarian cyst and a probable perforated omental cyst were found. Primary ovarian cancer and secondary polycystic metastatic echoes of the omentum were established by histopathology.
ISSN:0392-2936