A rare and interesting presentation of ruptured ovarian cystic tumor posing a diagnostic dilemma

An ovarian cyst is the most common gynecological presentation. Majority are benign, with only a few being malignant. Epithelial ovarian tumors account for majority of ovarian neoplasm which usually present with vague symptoms of abdominal pain or asymptomatic and are detected incidentally. Spontaneo...

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Main Authors: S Ashitha, Shrivalli Nandikoor, Aruna R Patil, Sruthi Jacob, Abhilasha Narayan
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:Apollo Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.apollomedicine.org/article.asp?issn=0976-0016;year=2019;volume=16;issue=2;spage=114;epage=117;aulast=Ashitha
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description An ovarian cyst is the most common gynecological presentation. Majority are benign, with only a few being malignant. Epithelial ovarian tumors account for majority of ovarian neoplasm which usually present with vague symptoms of abdominal pain or asymptomatic and are detected incidentally. Spontaneous rupture of cystic tumors is an unusual presentation. We report here a case of ruptured serous borderline tumor in a young female.
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title A rare and interesting presentation of ruptured ovarian cystic tumor posing a diagnostic dilemma
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