Ovarian capillary hemangioma presenting as an adnexal mass with massive ascites and elevated CA-125

Objective. Ovarian hemangiomas are very rare with the majority being cavern ous hemangiomas. We report a case of a capillary ovarian hemangioma. Methods. A case report of a woman with a capillary ovarian hemangioma with massive ascites and an elevated CA-125 is presented. Results. A 39-year-old woman presented with an enlarged ovary containing tw o ovarian cysts. Her CA-125 was elevated to 872 U/ml. On surgical explorati on, she had 1500 cc of clear yellow ascitic fluid and a 7.9 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm left ovarian mass. Frozen section revealed marked stromal edema with lutein ized cells and no evidence of malignancy. Histologically, the tumor was a c ellular capillary hemangioma with an anastomosing vascular pattern. Conclusions. This is the first case, reported in the literature, of an ovar ian capillary hemangioma presenting with an elevated CA-125 and massive asc ites. (C) 2000 Academic Press.