Case Report

Giant Endometrioma Mimicking Ovarian Carcinoma; Case Report

  • Cem Baykal
  • P. Arioglu
  • M. Kalayci
  • F. Özkan
  • N. Çetinkaya
  • C. Fiçicioglu

Turk J Obstet Gynecol 2006;3(5):356-358

OBJECTIVE: Some benign ovarian pathologies may mimick ovarian carcinoma in clinical practice. Differential diagnosis of these masses may limit unnecessary preoperative tests. CONCLUSION: A giant endometrioma together with elevated CA125 values, ascites and thrombocytosis is very difficult to differentiate preoperatively.

Keywords: Giant endometrioma, ovarian cancer, CA 125.