Bilateral ovarian teratoma presenting with a clinical picture of acute abdomen
We describe the case of a 30-year-old patient with bilateral mature cystic teratoma (MCT) of the ovaries. The patient had been complaining of mild abdominal pain for several months that had suddenly become severe. Early diagnosis at the emergency room was acute appendicitis, but definitive diagnosis...
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| description | We describe the case of a 30-year-old patient with bilateral mature cystic teratoma (MCT) of the ovaries. The patient had been complaining of mild abdominal pain for several months that had suddenly become severe. Early diagnosis at the emergency room was acute appendicitis, but definitive diagnosis was bilateral ovarian teratoma. We therefore recommend considering ovarian teratomas in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen in young women in an emergency care setting. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2525946938664f9fb5a3ee69cd58d0092023-12-02T08:25:17ZengPAGEPress PublicationsItalian Journal of Medicine1877-93441877-93522012-12-016410.4081/itjm.2012.34139Bilateral ovarian teratoma presenting with a clinical picture of acute abdomenMassimiliano Rocchietti MarchWe describe the case of a 30-year-old patient with bilateral mature cystic teratoma (MCT) of the ovaries. The patient had been complaining of mild abdominal pain for several months that had suddenly become severe. Early diagnosis at the emergency room was acute appendicitis, but definitive diagnosis was bilateral ovarian teratoma. We therefore recommend considering ovarian teratomas in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen in young women in an emergency care setting.http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/42Ovarian neoplasmsMature cystic teratomasAcute abdomen |
| spellingShingle | Massimiliano Rocchietti March Bilateral ovarian teratoma presenting with a clinical picture of acute abdomen Italian Journal of Medicine Ovarian neoplasms Mature cystic teratomas Acute abdomen |
| title | Bilateral ovarian teratoma presenting with a clinical picture of acute abdomen |
| title_full | Bilateral ovarian teratoma presenting with a clinical picture of acute abdomen |
| title_fullStr | Bilateral ovarian teratoma presenting with a clinical picture of acute abdomen |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral ovarian teratoma presenting with a clinical picture of acute abdomen |
| title_short | Bilateral ovarian teratoma presenting with a clinical picture of acute abdomen |
| title_sort | bilateral ovarian teratoma presenting with a clinical picture of acute abdomen |
| topic | Ovarian neoplasms Mature cystic teratomas Acute abdomen |
| url | http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/42 |
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