Angioleiomyoma (ALM) is a rare and painful, benign neoplasm that is referred to an uncommon type of leiomyoma originating from smooth muscle cells of arterial and venous walls. ALM is very rarely found in the female genital organs such as uterus or ovary. Herein, we present the case of a huge primary ovarian ALM in a 35 year-old woman, clinically and radiologically mimicking an ovarian fibroma,...

Sclerosing stromal tumor of the ovary is a rare, benign ovarian tumor, seen primarily in young women. We report a 3-year-old girl who presented with a palpable lower abdominal mass. Computed Tomography (CT) study revealed a huge pelvic mass with an enhancement pattern typical of ovarian sclerosing stromal tumor. The diagnosis was confirmed by pathology examination of the surgically resected tum...

Ascites is a pathologic accumulation of fluid within the peritoneal cavity, and usually develops as a result of liver disease, congestive heart failure or nephrotic syndrome. Ascites is also a common manifestation of some gynecologic diseases. It is important that health care workers consider gynecologic problems among the potential differential diagnoses in patients presenting with ascites. Va...

Ovarian leiomyoma is a rare and incidentally detected neoplasm. It is usually reported in women of childbearing age. Clinically most patients are asymptomatic. Histopathologic examination is required to distinguish it from subserous leiomyomas and fibroma-thecoma group of ovarian tumors. We present 2 cases of ovarian leiomyoma along with brief review of literature. The first case of a 25 year o...

An elevated serum CA125 level in association with a pelvic mass, pleural effusion, and massive ascites usually signifies a dismal prognosis in a postmenopausal woman. However, surgery and histopathological examination are required for the correct diagnosis and treatment, since an elevated CA125 level can be falsely positive for ovarian malignancy. We present a case of Meigs' syndrome due to rig...

There appear to be several established clinical syndromes associated with several subtypes of sex cord-stromal tumours. 30% of patients with sex cord tumours with annular tubules have Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS), an autosomal dominant disorder characterised by multiple gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps, increased risk of various neoplasms, and melanocytic macules of the lips, buccal mucosa...

The most frequent tumours of the ovary in childhood and adolescence include dermoid cysts, teratomas. These present up to 25 % of all tumours of the ovary. Also frequent are pseudotumours – retention cysts. True epithelial tumours are diagnosed during adolescence and later. Hormonally active tumours and desmocytoma of the ovary, including fibroma, are rare in childhood and adolescence. The pres...

BACKGROUND Meigs' syndrome is defined as the co-existence of benign ovarian fibroma or fibroma-like tumor, ascites, and pleural effusion. In contrast, pseudo-Meigs' syndrome is defined as the co-existence of other ovarian or pelvic tumors, ascites, and pleural effusion. In Meigs' and pseudo-Meigs' syndromes, ascites and pleural effusion resolve promptly after the complete resection of the ovari...