ABSTRACT
A 42-year-old woman presented with a 2-week history of dull pain in the left lower abdomen. Treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs had been unsuccessful. On the day of presentation, she had the sudden onset of severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. A computed tomogram, intraoperative photographs, and pathologic results are shown. How long can this patient be expected to survive?
