Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences
Year: 2013, Volume: 3, Issue: 4, Pages: 196-198
Case Report
Datti Sujata N1, Payel Ray*1, Jayashree A K1, Shameem Shariff2
1.Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, M V J M C & R I, Hoskote, Karnataka. India.
2. Department of Pathology, M V J M C & R I, Hoskote, Karnataka. India
*Corresponding Author
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Paraovarian cysts (POC) are benign tumors arising from adnexa occurring in women of reproductive age group. POC’s may be found at surgery or during an imaging examination that is performed for another reason. They are usually small and asymptomatic, large cysts as large as 20cms or more in diameter present to Emergency Department with acute abdomen. But our patient though was carrying tumor corresponding to 22 wks gravid uterus size was asymptomatic. As diagnosis of POC was not made pre operatively both clinically and radiologically, patient was taken for exploratory laparotomy. Histopathology proved to be mullerian duct cyst.
Key words: Abdomino pelvic cyst, Mullerian duct cyst, Paraovarian cyst.
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