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BACKGROUND: Giant paratubal cysts are mostly benign tumors, with an incidence of 10%. The incidence rate of neoplasms is 2% to 3%, including papillary carcinoma and serous papillary neoplasms. CASE REPORT: A 35-year-old woman who began her current condition 3 years after her pregnancy, with urgency when urinating, abdominal pain and sensation of abdominal mass, who was diagnosed and protocolized in a second public level hospital of the State of Mexico, treated with open surgery, and good postoperative evolution.

ANTECEDENTES: Los quistes paratubáricos gigantes son en su mayoría tumores benignos, con una incidencia del 10%. La tasa de incidencia de neoplasias es del 2 al 3%, incluyendo carcinoma papilar y neoplasias papilares serosas. CASO CLÍNICO: Mujer de 35 años que comenzó su condición actual 3 años después de un embarazo, con urgencia al orinar, dolor abdominal y sensación de masa abdominal, que fue diagnosticada y protocolizada en un hospital público de segundo nivel del Estado de México, tratada con cirugía abierta y con buena evolución posoperatoria.

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INTRODUCTION: Paraovarian cysts are very uncommon in children OBJECTIVE: To present a case of giant paraovarian cyst case in a child and its management using a modified laparoscopic-assisted technique CASE REPORT: A 13-year-old patient with a 15 day-history of intermittent abdominal pain, located in the left hemiabdomen and associated with progressive increase in abdominal volume. Diagnostic imaging was inconclusive, describing a giant cystic formation that filled up the abdomen, but without specifying its origin. Laboratory tests and tumor markers were within normal range. Video-assisted transumbilical cystectomy, a modified laparoscopic procedure with diagnostic and therapeutic intent, was performed with a successful outcome. The histological study reported giant paraovarian cyst. Cytology results were negative for tumor cells. The patient remained asymptomatic during the postoperative follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: The video-assisted transumbilical cystectomy is a safe procedure and an excellent diagnostic and therapeutic alternative for the treatment of giant paraovarian cysts.

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Introducción: Los quistes paraováricos son de diagnóstico infrecuente en la edad pediátrica. Objetivos: Dar a conocer un caso clínico de quiste paraovárico gigante en la infancia y su manejo a través de una técnica laparoscópica modificada. Caso Clínico: Paciente de 13 años con cuadro de dolor abdominal intermitente de 15 días de evolución, localizado en el hemiabdomen izquierdo, asociado a aumento de volumen abdominal progresivo. Las imágenes diagnósticas no fueron concluyentes, describiendo una formación quística gigante que ocupaba todo el abdomen, sin precisar su origen. Exámenes de laboratorio y marcadores tumorales dentro de los parámetros normales. Se realizó quistectomía transumbilical videoasistida, un procedimiento laparoscópico modificado, con intención diagnóstica y terapéutica con resultado exitoso. Estudio histológico compatible con quiste paraovárico gigante. El examen citológico resultó negativo para células tumorales. La paciente permaneció asintomática durante el seguimiento postoperatorio. Conclusiones: La quistectomía transumbilical videoasistida es una técnica segura y constituye una excelente alternativa diagnóstica y terapéutica para el tratamiento de quistes paraováricos gigantes.

Introduction: Paraovarian cysts are very uncommon in children. Objective: To present a case of giant paraovarian cyst case in a child and its management using a modified laparoscopic-assisted technique. Case report: A 13-year-old patient with a 15 day-history of intermittent abdominal pain, located in the left hemiabdomen and associated with progressive increase in abdominal volume. Diagnostic imaging was inconclusive, describing a giant cystic formation that filled up the abdomen, but without specifying its origin. Laboratory tests and tumor markers were within normal range. Video-assisted transumbilical cystectomy, a modified laparoscopic procedure with diagnostic and therapeutic intent, was performed with a successful outcome. The histological study reported giant paraovarian cyst. Cytology results were negative for tumor cells. The patient remained asymptomatic during the postoperative follow-up. Conclusions: The video-assisted transumbilical cystectomy is a safe procedure and an excellent diagnostic and therapeutic alternative for the treatment of giant paraovarian cysts.

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Liesegang rings (LRs) are laminated precipitation structures well recognized in the field of chemistry. I present a rare case of a 53-year-old female who consulted for pelvic pain and abnormal uterine bleeding. The pelvic ultrasound revealed intramural and submucous uterine leiomyomas, and she underwent hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Gross examination showed several paratubal cysts, which contained multiple eosinophilic concentrically spherical and oval structures of variable size compatible with LRs. In the female genital tract only 8 cases with LRs have been reported. This is the first documented case of LRs appearing in paratubal cysts. LRs formation should be taken into account during the histopathologic examination of paratubal cysts and not be misdiagnosed as a parasitic infection or foreign material within the female genital tract.

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