ABSTRACT
Massive enlargement of an ovarian cyst is an uncommon cause of morbidity and a rare cause of mortality due in large to part to noninvasive imaging techniques that usually permit early detection. When an ovarian cyst reaches giant proportions, it produces abdominal enlargement often with a fluid wave resulting in a condition that mimics ascites, called pseudoascites. Despite their impressive appearances, such cysts often are operable for cure. We describe a case of a middle-aged woman who presented 3 years before her death with symptoms from an undiagnosed giant cyst and given a diagnosis of ascites of undetermined etiology. She subsequently died at home unexpectedly, and at autopsy, she was found to have a massively enlarged but otherwise benign mucinous cystadenoma.
Subject(s)
Cystadenoma, Mucinous/pathology , Death, Sudden/etiology , Ovarian Neoplasms/pathology , Adenocarcinoma/pathology , Ascites/diagnosis , Coronary Artery Disease/pathology , Diagnostic Errors , Female , Forensic Pathology , Humans , Lung Neoplasms/pathology , Middle Aged , Paracentesis , Patient ComplianceABSTRACT
Infantile perineal protrusion is a recently described dermatologic entity that resembles a skin tag and can be confused with evidence of sexual child abuse. Although well-described by the pediatric and dermatologic community in small case series and case reports, we found little reference to this abnormality in the forensic literature despite its medicolegal significance. Therefore, we present a case of a 3-month-old infant who had a representative example of this lesion.
