Complicated giant polycystic ovary mimicking tumor: MR imaging findings

Öztoprak Î., Eqilmez H., Öztoprak B., Gümüs C.

Pediatric Radiology, vol.37, no.2, pp.233-236, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00247-006-0380-2
  • Journal Name: Pediatric Radiology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.233-236
  • Keywords: Child, MRI, Polycystic ovary
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: No

Abstract

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.