The occurrence of pleural effusion associated with ascites and an ovarian fibroma or fibro thecoma was first described as a clinical syndrome by Meigs and Cass in 1937 [1-3]. Elevated serum carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA 125) leves in postmenopausal women with solid adnexal masses, ascites and pleural effusion are highly suggestive for malignant ovarian tumor [1-4]. A minority of these patients h...

Massive ovarian edema is a rare condition characterized by marked enlargement of one or both ovaries as a result of accumulation of edema fluid in stroma. It is a benign lesion and is generally seen in young females between 6-33 years of age. Our aim is to remind that massive ovarian edema should be considered in the differential diagnosis especially in young patients to avoid aggressive treatm...

We report findings of magnetic resonance imaging including susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) of the subacute torsion of an ovarian fibrothecoma in a patient with renal dysfunction. Although venous thrombosis within the vascular pedicle mimicked a malignant tumor, showing high signal intensity on T2-weighted images and diffusion-weighted imaging, we diagnosed ovarian torsion on SWI without t...

Aim: Ovarian fibroma, fibrothecoma and thecoma are benign neoplasia of the ovary. The aim this study is to analyze clinical characteristics, histopathological results surgical management ovarian fibroma/fibrothecoma.Materials Methods: This a retrospective 51 cases who underwent treatment because adnexial mass. reported as fibroma/fibrothecomas were analyzed.Results: mean age patients 58.7 years...

Sclerosing stromal tumour (SST) is a rare benign sex cord occurring in women their second and third decades. Patients usually present with menstrual irregularity pelvic pain. Microscopically, this characterized by epithelioid spindle cells arranged pseudolobules separated areas fibrous deposition of various amount. Presence ‘staghorn like’ proliferating vasculature the hallmark feature tumour. ...

BACKGROUND Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata (LPD) is a rare condition that occurs in reproductive-age women. The pathogenesis of LPD is considered to be related to female sex hormones. CASE REPORT A 30-year-old woman who had undergone an ovariectomy due to calcified thecoma at 24 years of age and had delivered a baby boy at 29 years of age showed abnormal abdominal-pelvic masses in a c...