Bone Formation in a Mucinous Cystadenoma of the Ovary – Report of a Rare Case

In: Maedica - A Journal of Clinical Medicine · 2021 · vol. 16(3) , pp. 538–541 · doi:10.26574/maedica.2020.16.3.538 · PMID:34925616 · W4200251958
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Abstract

Bone formation in the ovary is exceedingly rare, except in the setting of dermoid cysts. Here, the author reports a case of incidental finding of heterotopic bone formation in a mucinous cystadenoma of the ovary in a 45-year-old woman who had underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy and right salpingo-oopherectomy because of hypermenorrhea during last one year with an ultrasonography report of right ovarian cyst and simultaneous multiple uterine leiomyomatas. Microscopic examination of the ovarian cyst revealed a mucinous cystadenoma with the striking finding of several thin plates of lamellar bone identified in fibrous tissue in the cyst wall. Although it is a benign finding and does not seem to have prognostic significance, it may lead to sonographic findings of concern during the evaluation of ovarian cysts.

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