Dysgerminoma Simulating Acute Abdomen: Case Report

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Raphael Justo Cavalcante
Lucas Tavares Cruz de Albuquerque
Tiago Morato
Mônica Dias Mara

Abstract

Dysgerminoma is the most common malignant germ cell tumor in the ovary, representing 1% of all ovarian tumors. They occur in the second and third decade of life. In pre-menarche patients, it presents with a pelvic mass, compressing structures and organs, which may manifest with an acute abdomen. In this article, we report a case of a patient with dysgerminoma. 



 

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Justo Cavalcante, R., Tavares Cruz de Albuquerque, L., Morato, T., & Dias Mara, M. (2021). Dysgerminoma Simulating Acute Abdomen: Case Report. Amadeus International Multidisciplinary Journal, 5(10), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.14295/aimj.v5i10.155
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Author Biographies

Raphael Justo Cavalcante

 Médico radiologista, Hospital São Camilo, Crato, Ceará, Brasil.

Lucas Tavares Cruz de Albuquerque

Acadêmico de Medicina da Faculdade de Medicina Estácio de Juazeiro do Norte (FMJ), Ceará, Brasil.

Tiago Morato

Médico radiologista do Hospital Santa Lúcia, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil.

Mônica Dias Mara

Médico radiologista do Hospital Santa Lúcia, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil.