Giant ovarian mucinous cystadenoma, a challenging situation in resource-limited countries.

Autor: Moyon MA; Attending Surgeon at IESS, HSFQ (Hospital General San Francisco), Department of General Surgery, Quito Ecuador., León DA; PGY1 Surgery Resident at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador., Aguayo WG; Attending Surgeon at IESS, HSFQ (Hospital General San Francisco), Department of General Surgery, Quito Ecuador., Mecias AR; Attending Surgeon at IESS, HSFQ (Hospital General San Francisco), Department of General Surgery, Quito Ecuador., Moyon FX; Attending Surgeon at IESS, HSFQ (Hospital General San Francisco), Department of General Surgery, Quito Ecuador., Tufiño J; Attending Surgeon at IESS, HSFQ (Hospital General San Francisco), Department of General Surgery, Quito Ecuador., Yu A; Attending Surgeon at IESS, HSFQ (Hospital General San Francisco), Department of General Surgery, Quito Ecuador., Molina G; Attending Surgeon at IESS, Hospital Quito Sur, Department of General Surgery, Quito Ecuador.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of surgical case reports [J Surg Case Rep] 2019 Dec 09; Vol. 2019 (12), pp. rjz366. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Dec 09 (Print Publication: 2019).
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjz366
Abstrakt: Mucinous cystadenomas are a common benign neoplasm of the ovaries that can grow much larger than other adnexal masses; they are recognized as precursors of ovarian cancer and may slowly transform to borderline tumors and invasive ovarian cancer. Prompt and accurate treatment is essential as these tumors can grow to massive sizes and be potentially lethal if left untreated. Health care providers must understand the patient, their expectations and their problems; without proper communication and follow-up, any treatment is destined to disappoint. We present a case of a 76-year-old female with limited access to health care. She presented with a giant cystadenoma that grew over 1 year. Complete resection was decided and the patient underwent complete recovery. On follow-up control patient is doing well.
(Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. © The Author(s) 2019.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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