Tubo-Ovarian Abscess Misdiagnosed Ovarian Malignancy

Kong FD, Zhao L, Guo R and Zang H

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, China
Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, China

^*Correspondance to: Hong Zang 

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Abstract:

Tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) is a severe sequele of pelvic inflammatory disease. The diagnosis is dependent on the aspects of medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests and imaging. However, the dilemma exists in differentiation of TOA and ovarian malignant tumor sometimes. We present a case of TOA misdiagnosed as pelvic malignancy because of its untypical clinical features, malignant features of imaging and high level of serum CA125, further discuss the importance of medical history, physical examination and imaging for correct diagnosis of TOA.

Keywords:

Tubo-ovarian abscess; Diagnosis; Imaging; CA125

Cite the Article:

Kong FD, Zhao L, Guo R, Zang H. Tubo-Ovarian Abscess Misdiagnosed Ovarian Malignancy. Clin Oncol. 2016; 1: 1041.