Cystic adnexal mass in a 16-year-old female: Ovarian pathology or complication of a Müllerian anomaly?

UNLABELLED: Patient: Female, 16Final Diagnosis: Pelvic massSymptoms: NoneMedication: NoneClinical Procedure: CT • MRISpecialty: Diagnostic radiology • pediatrics.

OBJECTIVE

Unusual presentation of unknown etiology, Rare disease, Mistake in diagnosis.

BACKGROUND

Müllerian anomalies encompass a wide variety of malformations in the female genital tract, usually associated with renal and anorectal malformations. Of these anomalies, approximately 11% are uterus didelphys, which occurs when midline fusion of the müllerian ducts is arrested to a variable extent.

CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 16-year-old female with uterine didelphys, jejunal malrotation, hematometra, hematosalpinx, and bilateral subcentimeter homogenous circular cystic-like renal lesions, who initially presented with left lower quadrant abdominal pain, non-bloody vomiting, and a history of irregular menstrual periods. Initial CT was confusing for an adnexal cystic mass, but further imaging disclosed the above müllerian anomalies.

CONCLUSIONS

Müllerian anomalies may mimic other, more common, adnexal lesions; thus, adequate evaluation of suspicious cystic adnexal masses with multiple and advanced imaging modalities such as MRI is essential for adequate diagnosis and management.