A Case Series of Fetal-Neonatal Ovarian Cyst from a Tertiary Care Hospital

The occurrence of ovarian cyst in the neonate is rare and antenatally diagnosed by ultrasonography. This study aims to increase awareness about its occurrence and histological features. We performed a retrospective review on 10 cases of neonatal ovarian cyst (NOC) during 4 years (2016–2020) in a ter...

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Published in:Journal of laboratory physicians 2023-12, Vol.15 (4), p.596-601
Main Authors: Rajeswaran, Priyadarshini Kumaraswamy, Sivanandam, Shanthakumari, Arunachalam, Pavai
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Series
neonatal ovarian cyst
serous cystadenoma
torsion
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Summary:The occurrence of ovarian cyst in the neonate is rare and antenatally diagnosed by ultrasonography. This study aims to increase awareness about its occurrence and histological features. We performed a retrospective review on 10 cases of neonatal ovarian cyst (NOC) during 4 years (2016–2020) in a tertiary care center in South India. The neonates were diagnosed with abdominal cysts by the antenatal ultrasonogram in the third trimester. They were operated from day 5 to 35 days of age. There was no side predilection, and most of them were unilateral (9 out of 10 cases). Histopathological examination showed simple cysts (50%), serous cystadenomas (20%), cyst with no viable lining (20%), and follicular cyst (10%) and 90% of the cysts had torsion-induced changes. The pathologist and the clinician should be aware of the occurrence of serous histology in NOC cases.
ISSN:0974-2727
0974-7826
DOI:10.1055/s-0043-1768947