Woman relieved of ovarian tumour longer, wider than Daily Trust page

Doctors at Usman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital operated on a 65-year-old woman to remove an ovarian tumour longer and wider than a Daily Trust newspaper page. They also had to remove her womb, ovaries and fallopian tubes. The tumour mass measured 33 by 26 by 24 cm—the equivalent of the carton pictured here. A histology […]

Doctors at Usman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital operated on a 65-year-old woman to remove an ovarian tumour longer and wider than a Daily Trust newspaper page.

They also had to remove her womb, ovaries and fallopian tubes.

The tumour mass measured 33 by 26 by 24 cm—the equivalent of the carton pictured here.

A histology test showed it was a benign Brenner tumour, a rare form of tumour that started in the lining of her ovaries.

The doctors presented their case report in the Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology last November.

Brenner tumour usually gives no symptoms and are mostly found by chance on routine pelvic examination or laparotomy—an incision in the abdomen to diagnose a condition or prepare for major surgeries.

The tumour is usually of small size, but tumour doctors at the hospital found was described as “huge”.

The tumour had grown over 20 years, and it was the growing discomfort that brought the woman, unnamed in the report, to hospital.

 “She presented to us on account of worsening pressure symptoms,” her doctors reported.

They conclude that although huge, solid and symptomatic ovarian tumours are likely to be malignant, the possibility of benign disease including Brenner tumour should be entertained.”