OBJECTIVE To assess the diagnostic value of aspiration cytology in individual cystic lesions of the ovary. STUDY DESIGN During a 42-month period, 235 cystic ovarian lesions were investigated by fine needle aspiration with cytologic examination (FNA). RESULTS Almost 56% (131/235) of the aspirates were devoid of diagnostic cells. The 104 diagnostic aspirates comprised 49 follicular cysts, 4 e...

Mucinous cystadenomas may reach a large size and may also tend to be hormonally responsive during pregnancy. A 25-year-old woman was presented with the labour pain at 40 weeks of gestation. Sonographic examination demonstrated a multiloculated, 38 cm in diameter, huge cystic mass at the right side of the uterus. After delivery of baby with cesarean section, ovarian cystectomy was performed. His...