A Case of Large Parovarian Cyst in a Young Woman

. A Tamil woman, aged 25 years, was admitted into Pegu Hospital for a large tumour of the abdomen of nearly five years' duration. History.?She gave the following history. She was married six years ago and at the time d'd not notice anything abnormal in her abdomen. About six months after marriage, she became Pregnant and was delivered of a full term child lri due course, but she noticed that a small swelling Was left behind in the lower part of the abdomen, which became bigger and bigger till it came up t? a level about two inches above the umbilicus, when it was tapped as a case of ascites by a private practitioner and the tumour, she stated, nearly disappeared. A month later, however, *he abdomen began to fill up again and as her flenses also had stopped about this time, she thought she was again pregnant. She was again tapped and the distension disappeared, but a certain amount of fulness still remained in the lower Part of the abdomen. The fulness increased, Movements began to be felt and a full term child was again delivered. But she noticed that a tumour about the size of a small football was left behind in the lower part of the abdomen. ̂ This became bigger and filled the abdomen again and when the second child was a year old, she was tapped again and the distension was very much reduced and was confined to the lower abdomen Gnly. In a year's time, the abdomen was full j a?ain and she sought treatment at this hospital. Condition on admission.?She was a thin