Cavernous Hemangioma of the Ovary

Transforming Growth Factor-β₁ in Hemangioma of the Ovary

“…In such cases the patients are completely asymptomatic [3]. In a few cases, larger lesions, measuring up to 11.5 cm [12], have been encountered and patients may complain of pelvic or abdominal symptoms because of the presence of an ovarian mass [4][5][6][7][8]. Two cases of ovarian hemangioma with torsion of the tumor on the ovarian vessels, causing acute abdominal pain, have also been reported in the literature [11,12].…”

“…Small ovarian hemangiomas usually represent incidental findings at the time of autopsy or at pathologic examination of the adnexae removed for other reasons [1][2][3]. In a few cases, however, the tumors are large and the adnexal mass may result in abdominal or pelvic symptoms [4][5][6][7][8]. Massive ascites [9,10] or acute abdominal pain due to torsion on ovarian vessels [11,12] have also been reported in patients with ovarian hemangiomas.…”