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CORRESPONDENCE AND BRIEF REPORT
Mesovarian hemangioma presenting as massive ascites, pelvic mass, and elevated CA125
  1. J. Abu*,
  2. L. Brown†,
  3. D. Ireland* and
  4. E. Sizeland*
  1. * Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, United Kingdom
  2. † Departments of Pathology, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, United Kingdom
  1. Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Jafaru Abu, MSc, MRCOG, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK. Email: Jafaru.abu{at}uhl-tr.nhs.uk

Abstract

We present the case of a 48-year-old woman with pelvic mass, ascites, and an elevated CA125 mimicking advanced-stage ovarian cancer. She underwent laparotomy, drainage of ascites, total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and infracolic omentectomy. Histology confirmed this to be mesovarian hemangioma, a benign condition.

  • mesovarian hemangioma
  • pelvic mass
  • ascites
  • elevated CA125
  • advanced ovarian cancer.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ijgc-00009577-200602001-00076

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