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Ovarian thecoma presenting with acute ovarian torsion in pregnancy; report of a rare case.

Asieh MalekiMaedeh KhosraviAzaadeh Masrouri
Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)
Thecoma is a commonly benign ovarian tumor of the group "Sex cord-stromal neoplasms." This group represents <5 percent of ovarian tumors. Thecoma is extremely rare in pregnancy. Here, we describe a 17-week pregnant woman presenting with acute ovarian pedicle torsion as a result of an ovarian thecoma.
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