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Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2001;44(11):2161-2164.
Published online November 1, 2001.
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.
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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