Neonatal ovarian cysts (NOC) are usually self-limiting structures, however, large or complex cysts may lead to severe complications. Unfortunately, no standard guidelines have been introduced for the management, treatment and follow-up of these cysts. In this report, we aimed to introduce a very large NOC without any pre- and post-natal complications. A 30 year-old mother, gravida 2, para 2, wi...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the impact of the presence of endometrioma and laparoscopic cystectomy on ovarian reserve as assessed by serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) level. In addition, factors related to the decline in ovarian reserve were analyzed. METHODS From June 2013 to January 2014, we prospectively included 40 women with endometriomas as the study group (group A), 36 women with tubal fac...

Ovarian tumor composed only of Brenner tumor and struma ovarii is very rare; only 6 cases have been reported in the English literature, to the best of the author's knowledge. A 66-year-old woman underwent right oophorectomy because of torsion of right ovarian cyst. Macroscopically, the ovarian cyst was hemorrhagic and red. Cystic content was hemorrhagic fluid. Microscopically, the cyst walls we...

Tubal sterilization is one of the most commonly employed permanent method of contraception, although it is considered very safe, rarely a cyst may develop in the fallopian tube after sterilization which may undergo torsion resulting in patient presenting with acute abdomen. We are presenting a case of a middle aged women presenting to emergency room with severe lower abdominal pain, she had pas...

Ovarian dermoid cysts are made up of solid, cystic and fat tissue. These components give rise to characteristic sonographic features such as a fat-fluid level, dermoid mesh and tip of the iceberg sign. The presence of two or more of these typical features can be used to confidently diagnose a dermoid cyst on ultrasound. This 41-year-old woman with a known cystic lesion on her right ovary which,...

A premenarcheal girl aged 12 years presented with an abdominopelvic mass and virilisation. A large ovarian cyst was removed at laparotomy. A histological diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome was made, with no evidence of an associated masculinising tumour.

A case of 66-year-old South Indian post menopausal woman presenting a giant ovarian serous cyst adenoma weighing 23 kg is reported here. A 66-year-old woman was referred to our clinic from a local medical center. When she was seen first at our outpatient clinic, she had gross abdominal distension since 2 years and she was unable to walk. On abdominal ultrasound, a giant cyst was found which enc...

The purpose of the study is to present technique of punction and conservative treatment of cystic ovarian lesions. The following criteria were included: 1) Cyst should be unilocular, sonolucent, with a smooth inner wall of capsule, without septa and without neovasculariation on transvaginal color and power Doppler. 2) Serum CA-125 levels must be lower than 35 U/mL. The capsule of the cyst was p...

Herein, we present the case of a 26 year old nulliparous female with a very large mucinous ovarian tumour. The patient presented at a late stage, when the cyst had accrued more than ten litres of fluid and when her abdomen was comparable to that of a term pregnancy. Radiological assessment confirmed the presence of a large cyst arising from the right ovary and occupying the whole abdomen, causi...