All issues > Volume 32(3); 1989

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1989;32(3):423-429. Published online March 31, 1989.

A Case of Huge Ovarian Cyst with Hydronephrosis.

Soo Taek Bae¹, Ho Yon Kang¹, Un Ki Yoon¹, Ji Sub Oh¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Pusan, Korea

Received: August 22, 1988;  Accepted: August 22, 1988.

Abstract

We experienced and case of huge ovarian cyst in a 13 year-old gril, which is rare in chilbhood and adolescence. The cyst was about 6 kg in weight, 29 x 20 x 17 cm in size and occupied the entire abdome and pelvis. Its pathologic diagnosis was mucinous cystadenoma. Rt. hydronephrosis due to compression by a huge ovarian cyst was found. A brief review of the related literature is give.

Keywords :Huge ovarian cyst, Mucinous cystadenoma, Hydronephrosis