Submit Your Article CMED MEACR meeting
An official publication of the Middle-Eastern Association for Cancer Research
Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal
ISSN Print: 2278-1668, Online: 2278-0513
ARTICLE
Year: 2014   |   Volume: 3   |   Issue: 1   |   Page: 96-98     View issue

Squamous cell carcinoma arising in an ovarian mature cystic teratoma


, ,
Abstract

Malignant transformation in a mature cystic teratoma of the ovary is rare. We describe a case of advanced-stage squamous cell carcinoma arising from a mature cystic teratoma in a 63-year-old postmenopausal woman. The initial investigation by ultrasound showed a left adnexal mass with mixed echo pattern, which arose the suspension of malignancy. She underwent a hysterectomy with left salpingo-oophorectomy for the removal of ovarian cyst. Histopathology was compatible with well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma arising in a mature cystic teratoma. The tumor was invading the fallopian tube as well as serosa and myometrium of the uterus. Subsequently, she underwent two courses of combination chemotherapy with cisplatin, leucovorin, and 5-fluorouracil with no response. She died from progression of the disease, within 1 year after the initial operation.

Cite this article
Vancouver
Mardi K, Sharma S, . Squamous cell carcinoma arising in an ovarian mature cystic teratoma. Clin Cancer Investig J. 2014;3(1):96-8. https://doi.org/10.4103/2278-0513.125810
APA
Mardi, K., Sharma, S., & , . (2014). Squamous cell carcinoma arising in an ovarian mature cystic teratoma. Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal, 3(1), 96-98. https://doi.org/10.4103/2278-0513.125810

© Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal
Online since 01 December, 2011
Creative Commons License 
ISSN Print: 2278-1668, Online: 2278-0513