Laparoscopic Findings Revealing a Mature Ovarian Teratoma Initially Diagnosed as a Mesenteric Tumor: A Case Report
Alexander Muacevic, John R Adler, Edgar Alexis Flores García, Emiliano De La Torre Pacheco, Abigail Diaz Alba, Francisco J Rivera Vazquez, Hector X Rodriguez, Jenniffer Luján Hurtado, Oscar E Coronado Padilla · 2026
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Description
Alexander Muacevic and eight colleagues report a case where a large abdominal mass in a teenage girl turned out to be something other than what scans suggested. Imaging pointed to a tumor of the mesentery, the tissue that supports the intestines. She had arrived at the emergency department with acute abdominal pain, and the uncertain diagnosis led the team to operate and look directly.
During surgery the mass proved to be a mature ovarian teratoma, the most common benign germ cell tumor of the ovary, and the surgeons removed it completely. Lab examination of the tissue confirmed the finding. Teratomas usually affect women of reproductive age and can present in misleading ways. The report reminds clinicians that a confident scan reading can still be wrong, with surgical exploration sometimes the only route to the right answer.
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| CREATOR | Alexander Muacevic, John R Adler, Edgar Alexis Flores García, Emiliano De La Torre Pacheco, Abigail Diaz Alba, Francisco J Rivera Vazquez, Hector X Rodriguez, Jenniffer Luján Hurtado, Oscar E Coronado Padilla |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 11 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |