Vol. 7 (10) pp. 915-918 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/9909

AN INCIDENTAL FINDING OF FILARIASIS IN OVARIAN BORDERLINE PAPILLARY SEROUS TUMOUR - A CASE REPORT

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  • MD Pathology, Assistant Professor, Saraswati Medical College & Research Hospital, Unnao.
  • MD Pathology, Senior Resident, Saraswati Medical College & Research Hospital, Unnao.
  • MD Pathology, Professor, Saraswati Medical College & Research Hospital, Unnao.
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Abstract

Ovarian filariasis is a rare disease and displays diagnostic challenge. We report a case of 45 year old patient who had ovarian cyst and presented with complaint of pain abdomen. CT scan revealed right ovarian cystic lesion. The histological examination of oophorectomy specimen led to the diagnosis of serous borderline papillary tumour along with an incidental finding of filariasis in the cyst wall.

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Supriya Verma, Rajesh Kumar Vais and Sanjay Kumar Nigam (2019); AN INCIDENTAL FINDING OF FILARIASIS IN OVARIAN BORDERLINE PAPILLARY SEROUS TUMOUR - A CASE REPORT, International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 7 (10), 915-918, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/9909

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Dr. Supriya Verma
Saraswati Medical College & Research Hospital, Madhu Vihar, Asha Khera, Unnao- 209859, U.P

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