A borderline ovarian tumor in inguinal canal: case report

The symptoms of ovarian tumor are not specific and a rare presentation of the tumor is as the content of an inguinal hernia. We reported a case of an 82-year-old woman, diagnosed with breast cancer and with a concomitant hypoecoic adnexal mass at the ecographic exam. The patient was treated with con...

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Published in:Revista Brasileira de ginecologia e obstetrícia 2010-06, Vol.32 (6), p.293
Main Authors: Preti, Vinícius Basso, Hatschbach, Sérgio Bruno B, Linhares, José Clemente, Guerreiro, João Antônio, Minari, Claudiane Lígia, Maestri, Carlos Afonso, Fonseca, Fernanda Villar
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Humans
Inguinal Canal
Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology
Ovarian Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:The symptoms of ovarian tumor are not specific and a rare presentation of the tumor is as the content of an inguinal hernia. We reported a case of an 82-year-old woman, diagnosed with breast cancer and with a concomitant hypoecoic adnexal mass at the ecographic exam. The patient was treated with conservative breast surgery and laparotomy. A cystic-solid ovarian lesion was found inside the right inguinal canal. Frozen-section examination was negative for malignancy, and the anatomopathological analysis revealed a borderline ovarian tumor.
ISSN:1806-9339
DOI:10.1590/S0100-72032010000600007