XANTHOGRANULOMATOUS OOPHORITIS : A CASE REPORT

Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is a rare type of granulomatous inflammation and the cause is yet to be identified. In this pathology, the affected organ undergoes lysis and is replaced by dense inflammatory cell infiltrates. Here is a case of a 42 year old woman presenting with lower abdominal lump and pain for 3 months, clinical examination revealed a suspicion of tubo-ovarian mass, which on further hematological and radiological examination gave the impression of an ovarian neoplasm. Finally Histopathological study of the resected specimen came out as Xanthogranulomatous oophoritis (XO).