Fibroma of the omentum resembling an ovarian tumor in the pelvis

Masanori Ono; Kyoko Tanaka; Nana Ikezawa; Yusuke Kobayashi; Yoko Inoue; Megumi Yokota; Satoko Matsumura; Ichiro Uehara; Yoshihisa Hattori; Takashi Kurahashi; Tetsuya Shimada; Hiroyuki Nakagawa

doi:10.2302/kjm.58.234

Fibroma of the omentum resembling an ovarian tumor in the pelvis

Masanori Ono, Kyoko Tanaka, Nana Ikezawa, Yusuke Kobayashi, Yoko Inoue, Megumi Yokota, Satoko Matsumura, Ichiro Uehara, Yoshihisa Hattori, Takashi Kurahashi, Tetsuya Shimada, Hiroyuki Nakagawa

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Abstract

We would like to report the case of a patient with fibroma of the omentum that resembled an ovarian tumor in the pelvis. Since primary tumours of the omentum are rare, there is a paucity of information about the biology of such tumors in the basic texts and literature. An ultrasound examination of the patient revealed a mass, likely of ovarian origin, which consisted of liquid and solid components. It was suspected to be a malignant ovarian tumor. However, laparotomy demonstrated it was an omental tumor. This case shows that it can be difficult to pre-operatively diagnose omental fibromas because of their close resemblance to ovarian tumors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	234-236
Number of pages	3
Journal	Keio Journal of Medicine
Volume	58
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2302/kjm.58.234
Publication status	Published - 2009 Dec
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Omental fibroma
Omentum
Ovarian tumor
Pelvic mass
Surgery

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Medicine(all)

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