Open AccessA CASE OF PRIMARY OVARIAN PREGNANCY
Author(s) -
Maeyama Masao,
Inoue Satoru,
Yoshikawa Atsushige,
Tooya Toshimitsu,
Iwamasa Teruo
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348509155149
Subject(s) - medicine , ovarian pregnancy , gynecology , ovary , pregnancy , urinary system , fetus , obstetrics , ectopic pregnancy , biology , genetics
. This report describes a 40‐year‐old woman with primary ovarian pregnancy which was mistaken clinically and grossly for germ cell tumor of the ovary, since it was associated with a high level of serum α‐fetoprotein (278 ng/ml) and with excretion of urinary hCG (1000 IU/1). The ovarian mass measured 10 × 10 × 11 cm, and weighed 215 g. Total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo‐oophorectomy were performed. The bisected specimen revealed a centrally located macerated fetus with a crown –rump length of 3.5 cm.