Ovarian Teratoma Masquerading as a CSF Pseudocyst in a Female with a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
Background. In today's fast-paced and high-acuity emergency departments, clinicians are often compelled to triage cases so rapidly that a differential diagnosis consistent with the history and physical examination is not comprehensive. Case Report. This case report describes the unexpected fin...
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| author | John M. K. Mislow Jonathan R. Slotkin Mark R. Proctor |
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| description | Background. In today's fast-paced and high-acuity emergency departments, clinicians are often compelled to triage cases so rapidly that a differential diagnosis consistent with the history and physical examination is not comprehensive. Case Report. This case report describes the unexpected finding of a cystic ovarian neoplasm in a young female with an abdominal mass and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, initially diagnosed as a cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst. We use this case to illustrate that the astute clinician must always synthesize a diagnosis from all data sources and not to rely on initial radiographic evaluations. Conclusions. This remarkable case demonstrates that all differential diagnoses must be entertained in order to rapidly and accurately diagnose a patient with a cystic abdominal mass. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-077f787467ee43f3a4770aea398f66ab2025-02-03T06:11:24ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352009-01-01200910.1155/2009/240705240705Ovarian Teratoma Masquerading as a CSF Pseudocyst in a Female with a Ventriculoperitoneal ShuntJohn M. K. Mislow0Jonathan R. Slotkin1Mark R. Proctor2Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Boston and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USADepartment of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Boston and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USADepartment of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Boston and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USABackground. In today's fast-paced and high-acuity emergency departments, clinicians are often compelled to triage cases so rapidly that a differential diagnosis consistent with the history and physical examination is not comprehensive. Case Report. This case report describes the unexpected finding of a cystic ovarian neoplasm in a young female with an abdominal mass and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, initially diagnosed as a cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst. We use this case to illustrate that the astute clinician must always synthesize a diagnosis from all data sources and not to rely on initial radiographic evaluations. Conclusions. This remarkable case demonstrates that all differential diagnoses must be entertained in order to rapidly and accurately diagnose a patient with a cystic abdominal mass.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/240705 |
| spellingShingle | John M. K. Mislow Jonathan R. Slotkin Mark R. Proctor Ovarian Teratoma Masquerading as a CSF Pseudocyst in a Female with a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Ovarian Teratoma Masquerading as a CSF Pseudocyst in a Female with a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt |
| title_full | Ovarian Teratoma Masquerading as a CSF Pseudocyst in a Female with a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt |
| title_fullStr | Ovarian Teratoma Masquerading as a CSF Pseudocyst in a Female with a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ovarian Teratoma Masquerading as a CSF Pseudocyst in a Female with a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt |
| title_short | Ovarian Teratoma Masquerading as a CSF Pseudocyst in a Female with a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt |
| title_sort | ovarian teratoma masquerading as a csf pseudocyst in a female with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/240705 |
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