HEMATOMA OF THE ABDOMINAL-WALL, A DIFFERE NTIAL-DIAGNOSIS OF A CYSTICTUMOR IN THE RIGHT LOWER ABDOMEN

In a woman patient aged 80 years under anticoagulation with dicumarol (Marcumar(R)), abdominal pain suddenly occurred wich was located on th e right side as well as signs of acute bleeding. Preoperative sonograp hy and computer scan showed a large, cystic tumour, most likely origin ating from the right ovary with infiltration of the abdominal wall. In traoperative diagnosis was a large haematoma of the abdominal wall and the retroperitoneum penetrating into the free abdomen.