Abstract

REYNA-VILLASMIL, Eduardo. Xanthogranulomatous oophorosalpingitis. Case report. Rev. peru. ginecol. obstet. [online]. 2023, vol.69, n.1, 00014.  Epub Mar 27, 2023. ISSN 2304-5132.  http://dx.doi.org/10.31403/rpgo.v69i2489.

Xanthogranulomatous inflammation of the female genital tract is infrequent and is even rarer in fallopian tubes and ovaries. We present a case of xanthogranulomatous oophorosalpingitis in a 45-year-old female patient who consulted for left iliac fossa pain accompanied by fever. Bimanual examination revealed a slightly enlarged uterus with a firm, non-painful left adnexal mass, adherent to the uterus and with limited mobility. Transvaginal ultrasound evaluation showed a heterogeneous left ovarian tumor with thick and irregular walls, multiple septa and internal echoes without visualization of the ovary. During surgery, dense adhesions were found from the mass to the pelvic lateral wall, ovarian fossa, and bowel loops. The uterus was displaced by a thick-walled, grayish-white, cystic left adnexal tumor draining foul-smelling purulent fluid. The definitive diagnosis was xanthogranulomatous oophorosalpingitis. This condition is a rare inflammatory process that poses diagnostic dilemmas. Its clinical manifestations and imaging features may mimic a malignant pelvic neoplasm, so a high index of suspicion is necessary for its diagnosis, as a differential diagnosis in patients with complex cystic ovarian tumors. Histopathological examination is the gold standard for diagnosis.

Keywords : Xanthogranulomatous inflammation; Ovary; Fallopian tubes.

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