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Serous cystadenoma of borderline malignancy arising in a parovarian paramesonephric cyst

  • F. Puig1
  • R. Crespo1,*,
  • I. Marquina2

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Spain

2Department of Pathology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo200604417 Vol.27,Issue 4,July 2006 pp.417-418

Published: 10 July 2006

*Corresponding Author(s): R. Crespo E-mail:

Abstract

Background: Borderline parovarian tumors are found incidentally at surgery or autopsy. They are extremely rare. The majority have been reported in young women and rarely are they large enough to be clinically significant.

Case: A 53-year-old multiparous female with a symptomatic paraovarian serous borderline cystadenoma is presented.

Discussion: The clinical aspects and subsequent management of related cases are discussed.

Keywords

Parovarian tumor; Adnexal mass; Borderline malignancy; Paramesonephric cyst; Serous cystadenoma

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F. Puig,R. Crespo,I. Marquina. Serous cystadenoma of borderline malignancy arising in a parovarian paramesonephric cyst. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2006. 27(4);417-418.

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