Occult traumatic avulsion of an ovarian dermoid cyst

Am J Emerg Med. 1992 Jul;10(4):344-6. doi: 10.1016/0735-6757(92)90016-q.

Abstract

This case report describes a unique presentation involving avulsion of an ovarian dermoid tumor which occurred as the result of blunt trauma secondary to a motor vehicle collision. Despite an unimpressive initial presentation and normal physical examination, the patient subsequently developed symptoms of severe hemorrhage requiring aggressive intravascular volume resuscitation. A ruptured ovarian dermoid tumor was eventually diagnosed by computerized axial tomography. A review of the literature by the authors did not reveal any similar cases of previous reports of this phenomenon.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Adult
  • Dermoid Cyst / diagnosis
  • Dermoid Cyst / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Rupture
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / pathology*