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Supernumerary ovary: embryology
Author(s) -
Cruikshank S.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(91)90234-v
Subject(s) - medicine , embryology , supernumerary , ovary , anatomy , gynecology
This paper documents the fourteenth‐ever recorded case of supernumerary ovary, and the second‐largest reported thus far, a spherical 6 × 5 × 4 cm convoluted mass. Histologic examination revealed a hemorrhagic corpus luteum cyst within normal limits. Proposed mechanisms of formation are discussed, but definitive evidence of origin remains elusive. Although the presence of a supernumerary ovary may be clinically significant, many are overlooked, emphasising the importance of vigilance at laparotomy.