A case of ovarian fibroma masquerading as a uterine fibroid

Authors

  • Raksha K. Shetty Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Sadhana K. Desai Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Prema M. Kania Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Shruti K. Chandak Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20164377

Keywords:

CA-125, Ovarian fibroma, Radiographic features, Spindle cell tumour

Abstract

A case of a 37-year old patient who presented with a pelvic mass, recurrent urinary tract infection, urinary hesitancy and elevated serum CA-125 levels. A diagnosis of a large, posterior wall uterine fibroid was made on the basis of clinical examination and radiological imaging and abdominal myomectomy was planned. Intraoperative findings were a large left ovarian mass and multiple small uterine fibroids. The ovarian mass was removed and its histopathological examination findings were suggestive of an ovarian fibroma. This article highlights the unique clinical and radiological presentation of an adnexal mass as a fibroid and the non-specificity of CA-125 as a marker of ovarian malignancy.

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Published

2016-12-07

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Case Reports