## Abstract We present a rare case of retroperitoneal cystic schwannoma of the pelvis in a patient with Hansen's disease that mimicked an ovarian cyst. Due to economic constraints and because the lesion was assumed to be of ovarian origin, the patient did not undergo any crossβsectional imaging oth
Omentum mimicking cystic masses in the pelvis
β Scribed by Juliette M. Engel; Edwin A. Deitch
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 250 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Three female patients with ultrasound criteria of pelvic cysts but with wads of omentum mimicking cystic structures are reported. In 2 patients the omentum was involved in an inflammatory process; in the third, normal omentum was found filling old surgical defects. All were confirmed surgically.
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