A Case of Anaplastic Carcinoma Arising from Mature Cystic Teratoma of Ovary.

Suh, Dong Joo; Cho, Geum Joon; Ahn, Ki Hoon; Park, Seon Young; Lee, Ji Hye; Na, Joong Yol

Obstet Gynecol Sci > Volume 47(2); 2004 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2004;47(2):401-404.
Published online: February 1, 2004

A Case of Anaplastic Carcinoma Arising from Mature Cystic Teratoma of Ovary.

Dong Joo Suh, Geum Joon Cho, Ki Hoon Ahn, Seon Young Park, Ji Hye Lee, Joong Yol Na

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Benign cystic teratoma is the common ovarian tumor, and the incidence reported about 20%. Malignant transformation of mature cystic teratoma of the ovary is rare, which can develop with an incidence of less than 2%. The most common malignant tumor arising in mature cystic teratoma is squamous cell carcinoma which account for 75-85%, but vary rare cases of anaplastic carcinoma arising from mature cystic teratoma has been reported all over the world and prognosis of this malignant tumor was poor. No case of anaplastic carcinoma has been reported before in Korea. We experienced a case of anaplastic carcinoma arising from mature cystic teratoma of the ovary and report our case with a brief review of literature.

Keywords: Mature cystic teratoma; Malignant transformation; Anaplastic carcinoma