A 27-kg mucinous cystadenoma of the ovary presenting with deep vein thrombosis

Abstract

Giant ovarian adenomas are rarely observed today because of early diagnosis and treatment. Mucinous cystadenomas is a kind of tumor that mostly causes the ovary to enlarge. Theu can present with various and non-specific clinical manifestations such as deep vein thrombosis. The primary symptoms of giant ovarian tumors are abdominal enlargement and distension. Therefore, making the correct preoperative diagnosis is sometimes difficult. The appropriate treatment must include oncologic procedures and a multidisciplinary approach to minimalize complications and save the patient’s life.Herein, we report a woman aged 53 years with a 27-kg ovarian mucinous cystadenoma that presented as a left popliteal vein thrombosis.

A huge ovarian cystadenoma mucinous in a 47-Year-Old Woman : About a case

“…In our case, the delayed consultation and contentious follow-up of the patient would explain the discovery of the ovarian mass at an advanced stage with 10.5 kg of weight. Mucinous cystadenomas often occur between 30 and 50 years of age and are rarely observed in children and adolescents, although exceptional cases have been reported (4,11). Our patient was 47 years old.…”

“…Epithelial cell tumours are the most common (10). Giant ovarian tumours have become rare in carrent medical practice, most of them are early discovered during a medical check-ups (6,11). In our case, the delayed consultation and contentious follow-up of the patient would explain the discovery of the ovarian mass at an advanced stage with 10.5 kg of weight.…”

“…In this case, the mass was unilateral on the right ovary and large. The largest previously reported mass weighed 148 kg (11). Abdominal pelvic masses are a challenge for medical practice because the clinical features and physical examination findings are usually non-specific (9).…”