Mucinous Adenocarcinoma Arising in a Mature Cystic Teratoma: A Rare OccurrenceMucinous Adenocarcinoma Arising in a Mature Cystic Teratoma: A Rare Occurrence
| Autor: | V Marisa DSouza, Premila De Sousa Rocha, R G Wiseman Pinto, Nadine Gracias |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp PC07-PC09 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2277-8551 2455-6882 |
| DOI: | 10.7860/NJLM/2021/45138:2441 |
| Popis: | Mature Cystic Teratomas (MCT) makeup almost 20% of all ovarian neoplasms. Emergence of a benign or malignant neoplasm with somatic type features is an uncommon event in MCT, occurring in approximately 2% of all cases. Malignancy associated with a MCT is rare and occurs in 1-2% cases. The most common malignancy associated with a MCT is a squamous cell carcinoma, which occurs in 75% of cases, while adenocarcinoma arising from MCT is rare, with an incidence of just 7%. This article presents a case of mucinous adenocarcinoma, arising in a MCT in a 39-year-old female patient who presented with severe abdominal pain and vomiting. Following a diagnostic laparoscopy, which revealed one litre turbid ascitic fluid and evidence of a ruptured large left ovarian cyst, a provisional diagnosis of left ovarian tumour was made. Emergency laparotomy was performed and the specimen of left salpingo-ovariotomy, on histopathological examination revealed grossly a cystic ovarian mass with solid areas on the inner cyst wall. The microscopic picture showed a mucinous adenocarcinoma arising in a MCT. |
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