A case of ovarian enterobiasis.
10.3347/kjp.2002.40.3.149
- Author:
Sung Tae HONG
;
Min Ho CHOI
;
Jong Yil CHAI
;
Young Tak KIM
;
Mi Kyung KIM
;
Kyu Rae KIM
- Publication Type:Brief Communication ; Case Reports
- Keywords:
Enterobius vermicularis;
ovary;
ectopic parasitism
- MeSH:
Adult;
Animals;
Enterobiasis/diagnosis/*parasitology/pathology;
Enterobius/isolation & purification;
Female;
Human;
Korea;
Ovarian Diseases/diagnosis/*parasitology/pathology;
Ovary/parasitology;
Parasite Egg Count
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2002;40(3):149-152
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 36-year old Korean woman consulted a clinic for a regular gynecological examination, and a mass was noticed in her pelvis. She was referred to the Asan Medical Center, Seoul where transvaginal ultrasonography confirmed a pelvic mass exceeding 10 cm in diameter. She received total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingoophorectomy, and a borderline serous neoplasm with micropapillary features involving the left ovary and right ovarian serosa was histopathologically confirmed. In addition, a section of a nematode with numerous eggs was found in the parenchyma of the left ovary. The worm had degenerated but the eggs were well-preserved and were identified as those of Enterobius vermicularis. She is an incidentally recognized case of ovarian enterobiasis.
