Perhaps this 5cm left adnexal mass was not amenable to excision because, by the time surgeons began a diagnostic laparoscopy, it had wandered off.

The Queensland patient, aged 36, presented with primary infertility and intermittent left-sided pelvic pain.

She reported regular periods, with no dysmenorrhoea or dyspareunia, while an abdominal examination revealed no palpable masses or tenderness.

Speculum and vaginal examinations were unremarkable, and tumour markers were normal.