CASE REPORTS

Giant ovarian endometrioma: A case report

Anisah Yahya¹, Aisha Mustapha¹, Abimbola Omolara Kolawole¹, Adekunle Olarenwaju Oguntayo¹, Nafisa Bello², Halima Oziohu Aliyu³, Sunday Adeyemi Adewuyi^4
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
² Department of Radiology, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
³ Department of Histopathology, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
⁴ Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

Correspondence Address:
Dr.Anisah Yahya Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria PMB 06 Nigeria

Source of Support: None
Conflict of Interest: None

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Ovarian endometrioma is quite common among women of reproductive age but rarely exceed 6?cm in diameter. Ovarian endometrioma exceeding 10?cm in dimension, often referred to as giant endometrioma, is rare and can pose a diagnostic dilemma to clinicians. We present a 33-year-old single nullipara referred to our facility with a 3-year history of recurrent abdominal pain, abdominal swelling, and difficulty in breathing. The challenges in making diagnosis of a huge ovarian endometrioma are highlighted and the literature on huge ovarian endometrioma reviewed.

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