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Acute abdomen due to rupture of Sertoli cell tumor

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Abstract

Purpose

To present a rare case of Sertoli cell tumor that presents with acute abdomen.

Case

A 28-year-old patient with symptoms of acute abdomen has presented to our emergency department. Her examinations revealed a 12 × 10 cm heterogeneous mass in the right ovarian fossa. Laparotomy was carried out immediately. Frozen pathological study revealed a low-grade sex-cord stromal cell tumor. Right salpingo-oopherectomy was performed. During 2 years of follow-up, there was no evidence of disease.

Conclusion

Although rupture of a malignant ovarian tumor is an infrequent cause of acute abdomen, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen.

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  1. Istanbul Goztepe Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Gokhan Goynumer, Furkan Kayabasoglu, Baki Senturk, Engin Turkgeldi & Kadir Guzin

  2. SB İstanbul Goztepe Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Kadin Hastaliklari ve Dogum Bolumu, Fahrettin Kerim Gokay s, Kadikoy, 34730, Istanbul, Turkey

    Gokhan Goynumer

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Goynumer, G., Kayabasoglu, F., Senturk, B. et al. Acute abdomen due to rupture of Sertoli cell tumor. Arch Gynecol Obstet 281, 557–559 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-009-1178-x

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