Osamudia Okhionkpamwonyi1,2
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Onome Ogueh1,2
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Published: 30 June 2021
Citation: Okhionkpamwonyi O, Ogueh O. A huge benign ovarian serous adenoma in a 74-year old postmenopausal woman in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria: a case report. Trop J Med Dent Pract 2021; 2(2):65-67 doi: 10.47227/tjmdp.v2i2.5
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A case of a 74-year old post-menopausal Nigerian woman presenting with a huge benign ovarian serous cystadenoma that weighed 19.5kg. She was referred from surgical outpatient clinic of the same institution. She presented with a 3-year history of progressive abdominal swelling. At laparotomy, there was a huge left ovarian cyst with thin cystic wall containing serous fluid measuring 52 x44 x32cm and weighed 19.5kg. She had TAH +BSO and was discharged home on fifth post-operative day in a stable condition. Histopathological examination revealed simple serous cystadenoma of the ovary. This is the largest benign ovarian cyst report in postmenopausal woman in our institution and one of the largest reported cases from our locality.
