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2010, Volume 26, Number 2, Page(s) 170-172
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DOI: 10.5146/tjpath.2010.01019 |
Massive Edema of the Ovary: Case Report |
Bülent AKANSU1, Esin ATİK1, Süleyman ALTINTAŞ1, Arif GÜNGÖREN2, M. Şerefettin CANDA1 |
1Departments of Pathology, Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine, HATAY, TURKEY
2Departments of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine, HATAY, TURKEY |
Keywords:
Ovary, Edema |
Massive ovarian edema is a rare condition characterized by marked
enlargement of one or both ovaries as a result of accumulation of
edema fluid in stroma. It is a benign lesion and is generally seen
in young females between 6-33 years of age. Our aim is to remind
that massive ovarian edema should be considered in the differential
diagnosis especially in young patients to avoid aggressive treatment.
Our patient was a 17-year-old female who was admitted to our hospital
with complaints of irregular menstruation and right groin pain for
the last 3 months. There was no remarkable finding in the physical
examination. ‘Sex-cord stromal tumor (luteinized thecoma)' could
not be excluded in the intraoperative frozen section. The diagnosis
was reported as ‘massive ovarian edema' with routine examination.
Pathological evaluation is required because of the difficulty of
differentiating these lesions from malignant lesions with radiological
methods in the pre-operative period. Although it is a rare lesion,
clinicians and pathologists should consider it in the differential
diagnosis to avoid aggressive treatment.
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