Serous Cystadenoma in 12 Years Old Girl Presenting with Severe Anemia
Abstract
A 12-year-old girl presented with anemia for eight months and abdominal pain for three months. She was
prescribed iron supplements for eight months. She was admitted to our hospital with treatment-resistant
anemia and abdominal pain. In physical examination she was found to have a mass in right lumbar area. An
ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging scans suggested a large cystic mass that fulfill the almost all of
midline of the abdomen, pushing intra-abdominal organs laterally and superiorly. She had a successful
excision of the tumor and the final pathology was serous cystadenoma. It is important to investigate the
etiology of anemia in adolescent girls although the most common etiology is iron deficiency anemia.
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Primary Language
English
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Journal Section
Case Report
Publication Date
December 15, 2014
Submission Date
February 4, 2014
Acceptance Date
June 4, 2014
Published in Issue
Year 2014 Volume: 11 Number: 3