A Case of Papillary Carcinoma of Thyroid Gland Arising from Ovarian Mature Cystic Teratoma.

Jeong, Kwang Pil; Kim, Seok Mo; Choi, Ho Sun

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

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2003;46(5):1043-1046.
Published online: May 1, 2003

A Case of Papillary Carcinoma of Thyroid Gland Arising from Ovarian Mature Cystic Teratoma.

Kwang Pil Jeong, Seok Mo Kim, Ho Sun Choi

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Kwangju, Korea.

Abstract

Malignant transformation is a rare complication in a mature cystic teratoma of the ovary, usually being reported less than 2% of cases. The most common malignant tumor arising from a mature cystic teratoma of the ovary is a squamous cell carcinoma. However, adenocarcinoma is reported extremely rare, in most cases it was impossible to tell the source of the malignancy. We experienced a case of papillary carcinoma of thyroid glands arising from mature cystic teratoma of the ovary and report this case with a brief review of literature.

Keywords: Mature cystic teratoma of ovary; Malignant transformation; Papillary carcinoma of thyroid glands