Auto-amputated ovary presenting as abdominal mass in an infant

ABSTRACT

Among female infants, a mass in the abdomen carries a large number of differential diagnoses. A relatively uncommon condition is ovarian cyst, which may be encountered among such patients. Even more rare condition is auto-amputation of ovary. We herein, present a case of a female infant who presented as abdominal mass and turned out to be autoamputation of right ovary attached to mesentery of intestine. It was excised successfully and the patient is doing well at 3 years follow-up