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Inappropriate ADH Secretion Due to Immature Ovarian Teratoma
Author(s) -
Lam S.K.,
Cheung L.P.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1996.tb02941.x
Subject(s) - malignancy , medicine , ovarian teratoma , antidiuretic , secretion , hormone , teratoma , ovarian cancer , endocrinology , ovary , pathology , gastroenterology , gynecology , cancer
Summary Inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion syndrome (IADHS) is usually associated with postoperative pain, stress, chest infection, drugs or carcinoma. It is rarely found in patients with gynaecological malignancy. IADHS was found in a 17‐year‐old girl with an immature ovarian teratoma. Hyponatraemia was persistent and did not respond to fluid restriction therapy before the operation. The plasma sodium level however returned to normal after the removal of the tumour. This is the first reported case of IADHS due to an immature ovarian teratoma or germ cell tumour.