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Introduction: Gossypiboma is a raretumorcaused by gauze fibers retained during surgery. This medico-legal problem is associatedwith an increase in patients’ morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to report two cases of gossypiboma mimicking theimaging of a malignant tumor.Case Presentation: We report two patients (the first patient was 50 years old, with a history of an appendectomy three years agoin another city; the second patient was 52 years old, with a history of a cesarean section 25 years ago in another hospital) who wereadmitted to the oncology department of GhaemHospital, MashhadUniversity of Medical Sciences in 2014. The initial manifestationswere signs and symptoms of malignant ovarian tumors, and abdominal ultrasounds and CT scans also indicated malignant tumors.Both patients had a history of a previous laparotomy. Surgical evaluation confirmed gossypiboma as a definite diagnosis.Conclusions: In patients with abdominal or pelvic masses and a history of previous abdominal surgery, the possibility of gossypibomashould be kept in mind.