The treatment approach of a 12 kg giant ovarian mucinous cystadenoma in a 13-year-old: a case report

Authors

  • Anjana Annal Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India
  • Zareena A. Khalid Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India
  • Swati Francis Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20210072

Keywords:

Giant mucinous cystadenoma, Ovarian neoplasm, Paediatric ovarian malignancy

Abstract

Epithelial ovarian tumours are rare in the adolescent age group, accounting for less than 15% of overall ovarian malignancy. Of this, one-fourth of them are mucinous in nature. Mucinous cystadenomas, being precursors of borderline and invasive ovarian tumours, can reach to size as large as 15-30 cm in diameter without having malignant potential. Also, intraoperative management of such large abdominal mass can be challenging. We present a case of a giant unilateral 12 kg mucinous cystadenoma in a 13-year-old young girl, that grew over a period of 1 year. She underwent left salpingo-oophorectomy after decompression of the mass without any complications.

Author Biography

Anjana Annal, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India

Department of obstetrics and gynecology

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2021-01-28

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