Complicated giant polycystic ovary mimicking tumor: MR imaging findings
Pediatric Radiology, cilt.37, sa.2, ss.233-236, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2007
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00247-006-0380-2
- Dergi Adı: Pediatric Radiology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.233-236
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Child, MRI, Polycystic ovary
- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
A previously healthy 14-year-old girl presented with a 1-year history of abdominal pain that had worsened during the past 4 days. She had a right lower abdominal mass that was initially diagnosed as an ovarian tumor. MR imaging revealed a unilaterally enlarged and partially torted left polycystic ovary. Polycystic ovary is a common cause of increased ovarian volume in women of reproductive age. It is characterized by numerous small peripherally located follicles and increased stroma. It may mimic a neoplasm and lead to difficulties in diagnosis. In this case report, we discuss the unusual MR imaging findings and the pitfalls in diagnosis. © Springer-Verlag 2006.