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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 344-346 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1992 |
Keywords
- Dermoid cyst
- avulsion
- hemorrhage, shock
- injury
- ovarian
- teratoma
- trauma, blunt
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Emergency Medicine