Pelvic mass in a young woman with a background of ovarian dysgerminoma: differential diagnosis

Pelvic mass in a young woman with a background of ovarian dysgerminoma: differential diagnosis.

To cite: Vale-Fernandes E, Rodrigues F, Monteiro C, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015212550 DESCRIPTION A dysgerminoma is a very rare and malignant tumour originating from the ovarian primordial germ cells. Germ cell tumours account for 2.6% of all ovarian malignant tumours and about 70% of cases of ovarian cancer in the early decades of ...

A young woman with multiple hypopigmented patches

A 33–year-old woman was visited at the dermatological clinic of Loghman-e-Hakim Hospital with multiple hypopigmented patches on her right arm, buttocks and flanks. Her lesions developed over the past year with no regression. Lesions were resistant to multiple antifungal therapies. Clinical examination revealed multiple circular or oval patches on the right arm, flank and sacral area. There was ...

A Case Report of Urethra Leiomyoma in a Young Woman

Leiomyoma of the female urethra is a rare condition and there have been only 35-40 reported cases in literature. We report a 20-year-old woman who had referred with a painless mass in her vaginal vestibule, dysparonia dysuria and previouse history of urine retention for two times. After clinical examination, imaging studies (US, MRI) and cystoscopy a mass in urethra protruding to vagina and bla...

Hyponatraemia in a woman with a pelvic mass.

admitted with a bulky, right lower abdominal mass. She was known to have end stage renal disease and had received a cadaveric renal transplant eight years previously. Further investigation with imaging confirmed an irregular, soft tissue mass in the right iliac and pelvic region with mass effect compressing on the ureter of the graft kidney. There was significant hypercalcaemia with a serum cal...

Diagnosis of ovarian dysgerminoma during pregnancy.