Abstract
A case of an in-utero torsion ovarian cyst is reported. The diagnosis was made antenatally and the 4-cm cystic mass was followed by US from birth until the age of 3 months. Surgery was delayed until the baby reached a satisfactory weight. In the mean-while, the follow-up studies showed the mass to wander in the abdomen. Surgery revealed an ovarian cyst. Ovarian torsion cysts should be considered in the differential diagnosis of wandering tumors.
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Deprtment of Radiology (Dr. H.J.Daled)
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Avni, E.F., Godart, S., Israel, C. et al. Ovarian torsion cyst presenting as a wandering tumor in a newborn: antenatal diagnosis and post natal assessment. Pediatr Radiol 13, 169–171 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01624410
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01624410