Abstract
Background
Supernumerary ovary (ie, ovarian ectopia having no anatomic connection with the normally
placed ovaries) is a rare gynecologic condition. To the best of our knowledge, only
1 pediatric case of supernumerary ovary has been reported to date in the English literature.
Case
A 4-year-old girl was assessed for foul-smelling vestibular discharge and was found
to have a fistulous tract with opening near the vaginal orifice. Fistuloscopy revealed
hair in the lumen of the tract. Computed tomography scan showed a retroperitoneal
mass in continuation of the tract. Excision of the mass revealed a mature teratoma
in a retroperitoneal supernumerary ovary.
Summary and Conclusion
Supernumerary ovary, a gynecologic rarity, is even more uncommon in children. Hence,
a thorough clinical-radiological-pathological correlation is mandatory to diagnose
extragonadal ovarian tumors arising in supernumerary ovaries.
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Publication history
Published online: August 01, 2015
Footnotes
The authors indicate no conflicts of interest.
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© 2016 North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
