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Year: 2016   |   Volume: 5   |   Issue: 5   |   Page: 479-482     View issue

Primary ovarian squamous cell carcinoma occurring in mature cystic teratoma


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Abstract

Mature cystic teratoma (MCT) is a common benign tumor of the ovary in females. Malignant transformation in a MCT of the ovary is a rare condition and accounts for only 1%–2% cases. The most common malignancy is squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), which comprises about 75% of malignant transformations. We report a case of a 52-year-old postmenopausal female who presented with complaint of pain and mass per abdomen for 4 months. She underwent bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and histopathological examination revealed primary ovarian SCC arising in a MCT. Later, she underwent chemotherapy, total hysterectomy, and omentectomy with iliac lymph node dissection.

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Mehta A, Potluri R, Shivajirao P, Siddalingappa S. Primary ovarian squamous cell carcinoma occurring in mature cystic teratoma. Clin Cancer Investig J. 2016;5(5):479-82. https://doi.org/10.4103/2278-0513.197882
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Mehta, A., Potluri, R., Shivajirao, P., & Siddalingappa, S. (2016). Primary ovarian squamous cell carcinoma occurring in mature cystic teratoma. Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal, 5(5), 479-482. https://doi.org/10.4103/2278-0513.197882

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