Clinical Case Reports (Nov 2022)

An autopsy case of ovarian mucinous cystic tumor complicated by ovarian abscess and a review of the English literature

  • Daisuke Suzuki,
  • Shiori Meguro,
  • Koji Inagaki,
  • Masahiro Hashimoto,
  • Hideya Kawasaki,
  • Isao Kosugi,
  • Yasunori Enomoto,
  • Miho Sugiyama,
  • Mayu Fukushima,
  • Toshihide Iwashita

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6507
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 11
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract Ovarian tumors are rarely associated with abscesses. Herein, an autopsy case of an ovarian mucinous cystic tumor complicated by an abscess, along with a review of previous cases, suggests the necessity of considering ovarian abscess as a cause of inflammation in patients with the ovarian tumors.

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