TY - JOUR
T1 - Tubo-ovarian abscess
T2 - A potential mimicker of urachal malignancy
AU - Singh, Sajya M.
AU - Liu, James L.
AU - Sedaghat, Farzad
AU - Wethington, Stephanie L.
AU - Atallah, Chady
AU - Kates, Max
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors
PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - Urachal cancer is a rare but aggressive malignancy. A urachal mass concerning for adenocarcinoma was identified in a 32-year-old G2P1 female on 12-week ultrasound and confirmed on pelvic MRI. Due to progressive growth of the mass and refractory abdominal pain, a multi-disciplinary meeting was held, after which the patient chose to undergo an exploratory laparotomy. A tubo-ovarian abscess was identified involving the intestine, right ovary, fallopian tube, and communicating with a patent, necrotic urachus. This is the first reported case of a tubo-ovarian abscess masquerading as a urachal malignancy, which can present similarly with abdominal pain and irritative urinary symptoms.
AB - Urachal cancer is a rare but aggressive malignancy. A urachal mass concerning for adenocarcinoma was identified in a 32-year-old G2P1 female on 12-week ultrasound and confirmed on pelvic MRI. Due to progressive growth of the mass and refractory abdominal pain, a multi-disciplinary meeting was held, after which the patient chose to undergo an exploratory laparotomy. A tubo-ovarian abscess was identified involving the intestine, right ovary, fallopian tube, and communicating with a patent, necrotic urachus. This is the first reported case of a tubo-ovarian abscess masquerading as a urachal malignancy, which can present similarly with abdominal pain and irritative urinary symptoms.
KW - Pelvic inflammatory disease
KW - Pregnancy
KW - Tubo-ovarian abscess
KW - Urachal malignancy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102191
DO - 10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102191
M3 - Article
C2 - 36033164
AN - SCOPUS:85136276040
SN - 2214-4420
VL - 45
JO - Urology Case Reports
JF - Urology Case Reports
M1 - 102191
ER -