A Case of Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma Arising from a Mature Cystic Teratoma in the Right Ovary.
- Author:
Ji Hoon LIM
;
Dong Soo CHA
;
Chung Ho CHANG
;
Young Jin LEE
;
In Bai CHUNG
;
Hyun Il CHOI
;
Young Sim LEE
;
Kwang Hwa PARK
;
Tae Heun KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adenocarcinoma;
Mature cystic teratoma;
adjuvant chemotherapy
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma;
Adult;
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant;
Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous*;
Drug Therapy, Combination;
Female;
Humans;
Mucins*;
Ovary*;
Recurrence;
Teratoma*;
Thorax;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Biomarkers, Tumor
- From:Korean Journal of Gynecologic Oncology and Colposcopy
2001;12(1):58-62
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A case of mucinous cystadenocarcinoma arising from a mature cystic teratoma in the right ovary of a 37-year-old woman is reported. Malignant transformation of a mature teratoma is a rare event and the commonest malignant neoplasm to develop is squamous cell carcinoma.(83%) Adenocarcinoma occurs with less frequency.(6.8%) The patient was treated by staging operation followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. After six courses of combination chemotherapy, oncological investigations, including chest X-ray, abdominopelvic CT scan and tumor markers, all revealed no evidence of recurrence.
