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MEDICINA-LITHUANIA
Volume 59, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/medicina59081398
Keywords
endometriosis; endometrioma; menopause; postmenopause; ovarian cyst
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This case report describes a 60-year-old patient who was referred to our department due to an abdominal mass. A cystic mass measuring 26 cm originating from the right adnexa was detected, and it was surgically removed and diagnosed as an ovarian endometrioma. Although such cases are rare, considering the potential risk of malignant transformation, oophorectomy should be considered as the treatment of choice even in asymptomatic patients.
Endometriosis is defined by the presence of endometrial-like glands and/or stroma outside the uterus. The prevalence of endometriosis in postmenopausal women is reported to be 2.55%, which is much lower than that in reproductive-aged women. Ovarian endometriomas are the most common form of endometriosis. However, these form only 4.3% of ovarian masses in patients in the sixth decade of life. In this manuscript, we report the case of a 60-year-old patient who was referred to our department with an external diagnosis of an abdominal mass. The patient was in good general condition and asymptomatic. A computed tomography scan revealed the presence of a cystic mass originating from the right adnexa and measuring 26 cm. No signs of malignancy were observed. Due to the cyst's size, a midline laparotomy and a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were performed successfully. A postoperative histopathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of an ovarian endometrioma with no signs of hyperplasia or atypia. Cases of postmenopausal large ovarian endometriomas are few. However, due to the risk of malignant transformation, an oophorectomy could be considered the treatment of choice, even in asymptomatic patients.
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