Abstract
ABSTRACT
Diagnosis of a pelvic mass during gynecologic examination usually indicates pathology of the uterus, tubes, or ovaries or a combination of these generative organs. Before surgical evaluation, a preoperative evaluation includes radiologic studies, tumor markers, and complete hematologic and urologic analysis. If diagnostic evaluation demonstrates nongynecologic pathology, the patient should be referred to a general surgeon or urology colleage, according to the source of pathology. Findings of uterine or ovarian pathology require surgical evaluation, and if malignancy is suspected, a gynecologic oncologist should be involved with the surgery. This report presents a patient with the operative finding of a tumor of nongynecologic origin. The preoperative workup, the operative findings, and a classification of mesenteric cysts are discussed. (J GYNECOL SURG 8:191, 1992)
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