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Right Ovarian Mucinous Cystadenoma Coexisting with an Incidental Left Ovarian Haemangioma in a Postmenopausal Patient

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DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2013.276
Pages: 
812–4

The Editor,

Sir,

Haemangiomas were first described by Payne in 1869. In the literature, their coexistence with various diseases of the female genital tract has been reported. Our case differs in in that a postmenopausal woman had a mucinous cystadenoma in one ovary and an incidentally discovered cavernous haemangioma with focal positivity for progesterone receptor (PR) in the other ovary.

Accepted: 
26 Mar, 2014
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e-Published: 29 Aug, 2014

Huge Mucinous Cystadenoma Presenting as an Acute Abdomen in the Puerperium

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DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2011.219
Pages: 
646–7

Adnexa masses occur in one out of two hundred pregnancies
(1). Many are benign ovarian cysts diagnosed in women
during antenatal care and managed conservatively with success.
Occasionally, ovarian accidents occur that necessitate
emergency surgeries. However, in women, unbooked during
pregnancy, presentation to hospital may occur for the first
time in the puerperium and it may pose a diagnostic challenge.
We present the case of a 33-year old multipara who
presented with acute abdomen in the puerperium. The initial

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e-Published: 24 Jan, 2013
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