A Case of Adenocarcinoma Arising in Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Ovary. |
Ja Young Seo, Won Gue Kim, Young Ok Kim |
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gospel Hospital, Kosin university, Busan, Korea. 2Department of Pathology, Gospel Hospital, Kosin university, Busan, Korea. |
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Abstract |
The mature cystic teratoma is the most common ovarian neoplasm arising in young women and comprises approximately 10-20% of all ovarian tumors. But malignant transformation is an uncommon complication in a mature cystic teratoma(dermoid cyst) of ovary, usually being reported in about 2% of cases. Among those rare tumors with malignant change in a mature cystic teratoma, 80% are squamous cell carcinoma, 7-8% are sarcomas of various types, 6-7% are adenocarcinoma, and the remainder include thyroid carcinomas, carcinoids, and melanomas, and choriocarcinomas, and mixed malignancies. We experienced a case of adenocarcinoma arising in mature cystic teratoma of the ovary and report this case with a brief review of literatures. |
Key Words:
Mature cystic teratoma of Ovary, Malignant transformation, Adenocarcinoma |
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