Background. The risk of ovarian cancer is increased in the association of ovarian tumor, ascites, and hydrothorax with the significant elevated tumor marker CA-125. However, this association can be observed in a rare clinical and benign pathological entity, that is Demons-Meigs' syndrome. Objective. To describe a rare case of Demons-Meigs' syndrome observed in our department. Methods. A black A...

Abstract Desmoid tumors (DT) are benign growths that invade the mesenchymal tissue locally without metastasizing. Also known as aggressive fibromatosis, these tend to affect abdomen and limbs. The etiology is still unclear, but DT happens more frequently in women during or after pregnancy. Histologically, they consist of spindle cells damaging locally. gold standard treatment complete resection...

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Collision tumors are best considered as separate primary neo-plasms. These tumors have been...

OBJECTIVE This study aims to analyze the clinical characteristics and diagnostic features of ovarian fibromas and to evaluate the efficacy and safety of laparoscopic surgery for ovarian fibromas. METHODS We reviewed the records of 47 consecutive women who underwent laparoscopic or laparotomic surgeries and whose final histopathological diagnoses were ovarian fibroma, cellular fibroma, or fibr...

Introduction: Peritoneal tuberculosis (PTB) and ovarian cancer have overlapping nonspecific symptoms and signs. No pathognomonic clinical features or imaging findings can help to distinguish definite diagnosis of extra pulmonary TB. Peritoneal TB can be easily confused with peritoneal carcinomatosis or advanced ovarian carcinoma; therefore, it is difficult to distinguish these two entities. The...