A Case of Delayed Operated Huge Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Ovary.

Joo, Jong Kil; Kim, Ji Yeon; Lee, Jin Sook; Kim, Ki Hyung

Obstet Gynecol Sci > Volume 46(5); 2003 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2003;46(5):1073-1076.
Published online: May 1, 2003

A Case of Delayed Operated Huge Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Ovary.

Jong Kil Joo, Ji Yeon Kim, Jin Sook Lee, Ki Hyung Kim

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

Abstract

Mature cystic teratoma of the ovary are often diagnosed in women of reproductive age and account for 5-25% of all ovarian tumors. Due to continuous growth and possible complications, namely rupture, torsion, infection and malignancy, teratoma should be removed surgically. More complications are occurred in huge teratoma. We present here a case of a delayed operated huge mature cystic teratoma without any complication with a brief review of the literature.

Keywords: Delayed operation; Mature cystic teratoma