Abdominal swelling in two teenage girls: two case reports of massive ovarian tumours in puberty.

Abstract	The following report describes two 15-year-old girls with a giant abdominal swelling. Signs and symptoms differed between those two girls, as serum tumour markers showed different elevation patterns. Additional investigations including a CT scan and a MRI scan were performed and revealed masses originating from the ovary. Histopathological evaluation after cystectomy showed a mature teratoma and a mucinous cystadenoma.
Authors	Rick P P Willems, Brigitte Slangen, Jamiu O Busari
Journal	BMJ case reports (BMJ Case Rep) Vol. 2012 (May 11 2012) ISSN: 1757-790X [Electronic] England
PMID	22605874 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Biomarkers, Tumor
Topics	Adolescent Biomarkers, Tumor (blood) Cystadenoma, Mucinous (diagnosis, surgery) Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Ovarian Neoplasms (diagnosis, surgery) Teratoma (diagnosis, surgery) Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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