Primary Malignant Melanoma Arising in an Ovarian Mature Cystic Teratoma: A Case Report and Literature Review.
- Author:
Sangho LEE
1
;
Ji Hoon KIM
;
Gyu Rak CHON
;
Aeree KIM
;
Baek Hui KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Konkuk University Chungju Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Chungju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Melanoma;
Teratoma;
Ovary
- MeSH:
Aged;
Ascitic Fluid;
Female;
Humans;
Liver;
Melanoma;
Ovary;
Teratoma
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
2011;45(6):659-664
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Ovarian primary malignant melanoma is very uncommon with only 44 reported cases in the literature. A 71-year-old woman with an ovarian mass and multiple nodules in the liver presented to our hospital. She was treated with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and malignant melanoma was found in the mature cystic teratoma of the ovary. Malignant melanoma cells were also found in the ascitic fluid. She died 5 months later. Here we report a very uncommon case of malignant melanoma arising in an ovarian mature cystic teratoma with a review of the literature.
