Giant Ovarian Endometrioma

Anisah Yahya, Aisha Mustapha, Abimbola Omolara Kolawole, Adekunle Olarenwaju Oguntayo, Nafisa Bello, Halima Oziohu Aliyu, Sunday Adeyemi Adewuyi
In: Journal of West African College of Surgeons · 2021 · vol. 11(4) , pp. 41–44 · doi:10.4103/jwas.jwas_40_21 · PMID:36188060 · W4288085881
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Abstract

Ovarian endometrioma is quite common among women of reproductive age but rarely exceed 6 cm in diameter. Ovarian endometrioma exceeding 10 cm in dimension, often referred to as giant endometrioma, is rare and can pose a diagnostic dilemma to clinicians. We present a 33-year-old single nullipara referred to our facility with a 3-year history of recurrent abdominal pain, abdominal swelling, and difficulty in breathing. The challenges in making diagnosis of a huge ovarian endometrioma are highlighted and the literature on huge ovarian endometrioma reviewed.

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