Ovarian Crohn’s Disease: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Figure 1

Histopathological findings in the resected ovarian mass. (a) Low-power view showing diffuse mixed inflammatory infiltrate of the ovarian stroma with the formation of a microabscess “on the left side of the figure” and a suppurative granuloma “on the right side of the figure” (H&E, ×40). (b) A nonnecrotizing granuloma composed of epithelioid histiocytes, few multinucleated giant cells, and a thin rim of lymphocytes (H&E, ×100). (c) Another epithelioid granuloma with central suppurative inflammation composed of numerous neutrophils (H&E, ×100).

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