1989 Volume 41 Issue 2 Pages 225-229
Neonatal ovarian cyst in rare, and not easy to detect postnatally.
In recent years, ultrasonographic examination has become well established in obstetrics, and prenatal fetal anomalies are sometimes reported.
This paper presents two different cases of neonatal ovarian cyst.
Case-1 :
Routine ultrasonographic examination was performed at term; a cystic mass was observed on the fetal abdomen, and hydroamnion was disclosed.
At the 38th week of gestation. A 3852 gm female infant was born by Cesarean section.
Soon after delivery dyspnea appeared ; hematoemesis was seen at 12 hrs postnatally.
Intravenous pyelography demonstrated normal kidneys ; CT diagnosis was ovarian cyst.
The cyst was removed on the 8th postnatal day.
The cyst was 8×6×6 cm in size ; histological diagnosis was follicular cyst.
Case-2 :
In the second case, ovarian cyst was detected by prenatal ultrasonic examination at the 36th week of gestation ; the kidneys were normal; there were no abnormal findings in the gastrointestinal tract.
At birth, this infant had a large ovarian cyst, but showed no evidence of gastrointestinal obstruction.
The ovarian cyst was removed on the 16th postnatal day.
The cyst was distorted and showed necrotic change : histological diagnosis was hemangioma.
