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Oxidized cellulose (Surgicel) granuloma mimicking a primary ovarian tumor
Hong-Wei Gao1, Chih-Kung Lin, Cheng-Ping Yu
1Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Abstract:
A 37-year-old woman presented with left lower quadrant pain and vaginal spotting 1 month after hysterectomy and right salpingo-oophorectomy, which were performed for hemoperitoneum related to a ruptured corpus luteum. An 8-cm left ovarian mass was removed that had a microcystic, mucoid sectioned surface. Histological examination revealed that the mass consisted of a massive foreign-body granulomatous reaction to oxidized cellulose (Surgicel). To our knowledge, this is only the second report of an ovarian Surgicel granuloma.