Giant Parovarıan Cyst: A Case Report

Giant parovarian cysts in adolescents are rare clinical entities [1,2]. They usually arise in the broad ligament predominantly from mesothelium covering the peritoneum but may also be observed between the fallopian tube and ovary. Although they are usually asymptomatic, symptoms due to pressure effect to neighbourhood organs or symptoms due to complications such as enlargement, torsion, perforation and hemorrhage may also be observed. Conservative ovarian surgery including enucleation of the cyst preserving the ovary and fallopian tubes is the standard therapy for the development of puberty and future fertility [3,4]. In complicated cases excision of the ovary, and/or fallopian tubes may also be needed. We present a case of giant paraovarian cyst in an 14-year-old girl treated by enucleation of the cyst preserving the ovary and review of the literature on this subject.