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  • Title: Isolated ovarian polyarteritis nodosa.
    Author: Kaya E, Utaş C, Balkanli S, Başbuğ M, Onursever A.
    Journal: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand; 1994 Oct; 73(9):736-8. PubMed ID: 7976253.
    Abstract:
    Polyarteritis nodosa is a rare disorder and a form of systemic vasculitis. A 48 year-old female was admitted to the hospital because menorrhagia and pelvic pain in February 1993. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy resulting in a total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for myoma of uterus and a right adnexal cystic mass. Histopathologic examination revealed left ovarian periarteritis nodosa. Further investigation and 9 months follow-up failed to show any systemic involvement. To our knowledge the isolated ovarian polyarteritis nodosa is the first case in the literature.
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