Giant Cystic Mucinous Borderline Tumour of the Ovary in a Young Female: A Rare Case Report

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Neelam Gupta
Department of Pathology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College and Hospital, Kumarhatti Solan (H.P.), India

Deychen Myes
Department of Pathology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College and Hospital, Kumarhatti Solan (H.P.), India

Kavya Avd
Department of Pathology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College and Hospital, Kumarhatti Solan (H.P.), India

Sheetal Sharma
 Department of Pathology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College and Hospital, Kumarhatti Solan (H.P.)

Keywords

giant, mucinous, borderline, young, Ovarian Tumour

Abstract

Giant mucinous borderline tumours of the ovary are an unusual finding and pose a diagnostic challenge. We present a case of a 20-year-old unmarried, nulliparous female who presented with left quadrant pain and a progressively increasing abdomino-pelvic mass. Based on clinical and radiological investigations, a provisional diagnosis of mass arising from the ovary was made. The histopathological evaluation revealed it to be a mucinous borderline ovarian tumour.

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Gupta, N., Myes, D., Avd , K., & Sharma, S. (2025). Giant Cystic Mucinous Borderline Tumour of the Ovary in a Young Female: A Rare Case Report. Nigerian Medical Journal, 66(2), 834–840. https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i2.725
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Vol. 66 No. 2 (2025): March to April
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Neelam Gupta, Department of Pathology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College and Hospital, Kumarhatti Solan (H.P.), India

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