The daughter cyst sign is a specific indicator of an uncomplicated ovarian cyst and pathologically represents a stimulated ovarian follicle. This finding must be differentiated from an ectopic pregnancy in a patient who has the potential to become pregnant. We report an uncomplicated ovarian cyst in a 3-year-old female with McCune-Albright syndrome and precocious puberty mimicking an ectopic pr...

human hydatid cyst is a wide spread disease. it is an endemic disease in iran. hydatid cyst is extremely rare in the female reproductive organs. this is a case report of ovarian hydatid cyst in a 42-year-old woman. she presented with feeling of enlargement of abdomen and abdominal pain. on physical examination, a large mass in lower abdomen palpated. ultrasonography reported a heterogeneous mul...

Background: Adnexal mass is a common clinical presentation among women of all age groups and extremely reproductive groups. It may be gynecological or non-gynecological origin. The exact prevalence adnexal could not determined, as most them develop resolve without any symptoms. poses special perplexity to the attending gynecologists, because differential diagnosis extensive masses are benign. D...

long protocol of gonadotropin-releasing hormone-analougue (gnrh-a) can result in the formation of ovarian cyst by the transient initial stimulatory effect which increases the levels of both follicle-stimulating hormone (fsh) and luteinizing hormone (lh). these cysts require surgical drainage or result in poor ovarian response. ovarian cyst formation can be prevented by taking oral contraceptive...

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...

Many questions have been raised recently about the possible association between ovulation induction and ovarian cancer. In order to contribute to the limited literature on this important issue, two cases of ovarian cancer in women who had multiple ovulation induction are presented here. In the first case the patient had ovarian induction by clomiphene citrate while she already had an ovarian cy...

Preoperative differentiation between benign and malignant ovarian masses is very helpful for decisionmaking since the two entities usually need different therapeutic interventions. For instance benign or functional ovarian cyst need less aggressive approach, only close follow-up or laparoscopic surgery or simple pelvic surgery which can be performed by general practitioners, whereas malignant m...