Open AccessOvarian thecoma presenting with acute ovarian torsion in pregnancy; report of a rare case
Author(s) -
Maleki Asieh,
Khosravi Maedeh,
Masrouri Azaadeh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5986
Subject(s) - medicine , ovarian torsion , ovarian pregnancy , pregnancy , rare disease , gynecology , ectopic pregnancy , radiology , disease , biology , genetics
Thecoma is a commonly benign ovarian tumor of the group “Sex cord‐stromal neoplasms.” This group represents <5 percent of ovarian tumors. Thecoma is extremely rare in pregnancy. Here, we describe a 17‐week pregnant woman presenting with acute ovarian pedicle torsion as a result of an ovarian thecoma.
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