Primary leiomyoma of the ovary is rarely described in literature. It accounts for 0.5-1% of all benign ovarian tumours. Bilateral ovarian leiomyoma are rare and only few cases have been described. In this report, we describe a case of 29-year-old nulliparous, Tanzanian lady presented with one-year history of abdominal swelling and secondary amenorrhea. Examination revealed a palpable, suprapubi...

Primary ovarian lymphoma as the initial manifestation is rare. A 27-year-old woman presented to our hospital with the symptoms of lower abdominal fullness and pollakisuria. CT scan and MRI revealed bilateral ovarian tumors, which showed heterogeneous masses. 18F-FDG PET revealed strong uptake by the abdominal masses, and the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) was 12.5. Abnormal uptake w...

PURPOSE We evaluated the expression of microsatellite instability (MSI) in sporadic ovarian tumors using 5 standard and 9 new MSI markers to determine the clinical significance of MSI in sporadic epithelial ovarian tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS MSI was examined in 21 borderline and 25 malignant ovarian tumors. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed using the 5 markers recommended by th...

Dysgerminoma is an uncommon tumor,accounting for 1-2% of primary ovarian neoplasm and for 35% of ovarian malignancies.Tumor may occur at any age from infancy to old age,but most cases occur in adolescence and early adult life.Dysgerminoma occur not infrequently before puberty but is very rare after menopause.Literature states that about 2% of nonpregnant patient with dysgerminoma present with e...

Leydig cell tumors are rare ovarian steroid cell neoplasms. More than 75% of patients show signs of virilization due to overproduction of testosterone. We report a case of an 81-year-old woman with progressive signs of virilization, and presenting vaginal bleeding. Clinical analyses revealed high levels of serum testosterone, delta 4-androstenedione and estradiol, and also inappropriate low lev...

Correspondence: Dr. Florin Savulescu e-mail: [email protected] Nowadays giant ovarian tumors are rare neoplasms and represent a great diagnosis and therapeutic challenge. We present the case of a 68-year-old woman admitted to our department with a history of progressive abdominal distension, constipation and polakiuria. Based on clinical findings, laboratory evaluation and imaging investigations ...

Introduction: Ovarian tumors have various histomorphological patterns. Histopathological examination plays an important role is classifying ovarian tumors for better prognosis. Ovarian tumors are classified into surface epithelial tumors, germ tumors and sex cord stromal tumors. This study was done to know various histomorphological patterns of ovarian tumors. Materials and Methods: Both retros...

Teratomas are tumors derived from germ cells, most frequently arising in the gonads. The aim of this study was to determine the number of ovarian teratomas diagnosed in the routine biopsy material at Ljudevit Jurak Clinical Department of Pathology, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center during a 5-year period, as well as their clinical, gross and microscopic characteristics. Teratomas ac...