Ruchika Gupta1, Sarika Verma2, Kalpana Bansal3, Vishesh Jain4, Mamta Sengar4, Anup Mohta4. 1. Department of Pathology, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Geeta Colony, Delhi, India. Electronic address: ruchika257@yahoo.com. 2. Department of Pathology, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Geeta Colony, Delhi, India. 3. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Geeta Colony, Delhi, India. 4. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Geeta Colony, Delhi, India.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Supernumerary ovary (ie, ovarian ectopia having no anatomic connection with the normally placed ovaries) is a rare gynecologic condition. To the best of our knowledge, only 1 pediatric case of supernumerary ovary has been reported to date in the English literature. CASE: A 4-year-old girl was assessed for foul-smelling vestibular discharge and was found to have a fistulous tract with opening near the vaginal orifice. Fistuloscopy revealed hair in the lumen of the tract. Computed tomography scan showed a retroperitoneal mass in continuation of the tract. Excision of the mass revealed a mature teratoma in a retroperitoneal supernumerary ovary. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION: Supernumerary ovary, a gynecologic rarity, is even more uncommon in children. Hence, a thorough clinical-radiological-pathological correlation is mandatory to diagnose extragonadal ovarian tumors arising in supernumerary ovaries.
BACKGROUND:Supernumerary ovary (ie, ovarian ectopia having no anatomic connection with the normally placed ovaries) is a rare gynecologic condition. To the best of our knowledge, only 1 pediatric case of supernumerary ovary has been reported to date in the English literature. CASE: A 4-year-old girl was assessed for foul-smelling vestibular discharge and was found to have a fistulous tract with opening near the vaginal orifice. Fistuloscopy revealed hair in the lumen of the tract. Computed tomography scan showed a retroperitoneal mass in continuation of the tract. Excision of the mass revealed a mature teratoma in a retroperitoneal supernumerary ovary. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION:Supernumerary ovary, a gynecologic rarity, is even more uncommon in children. Hence, a thorough clinical-radiological-pathological correlation is mandatory to diagnose extragonadal ovarian tumors arising in supernumerary ovaries.