Intestinal Adenocarcinoma Arising from a Mature Cystic Teratoma

Autor: King Man Wan, Forough Foroughi, Rajni Bansal, Martin K. Oehler
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Pathology, Vol 2019 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6781
2090-679X
79622771
DOI: 10.1155/2019/7894581
Popis: Mature cystic teratomas are the most common ovarian germ cell tumour and account for 10–20% of all ovarian neoplasms. Malignant transformation of mature cystic teratomas is rare and has an incidence rate of less than 1%. The most common malignancy are squamous cell carcinomas. Here we present the case of an intestinal adenocarcinoma which is an exceedingly rare malignant entity arising within a mature cystic teratoma. Clinical presentation, imaging and histopathological diagnosis are discussed and previously presented cases in the literature reviewed.
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