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Published in: Journal of Ovarian Research 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Case report

Evidence of metachronous development of ovarian teratomas: a case report of bilateral mature cystic teratomas of the ovaries and systematic literature review

Authors: Wen-Chung Wang, Yen-Chein Lai

Published in: Journal of Ovarian Research | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

Mature cystic teratomas are usually found in the ovaries. They are bilateral in 10 to 15% of cases and multiple cystic teratomas may be present in one ovary. The aim of this study is to clarify if development of mature cystic teratomas of the ovaries in a single host is metachronous or due to autoimplant or recurrence.

Case presentation

We report a woman with bilateral mature cystic teratomas of the ovaries. DNA profiles of these teratomas were investigated via short tandem repeat (STR) analysis and methylation statuses were determined via methylation sensitive multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification methods. The results showed that the cystic teratomas originated from different stages of oogonia or primary oocyte before germinal vesicle stage failure of meiosis I in female gametogenesis.
Potentially relevant literature was searched in PubMed database. Cases of bilateral or multiple mature cystic teratomas of the ovaries were analyzed. To date, there has been no reported case of multiple mature cystic teratomas in which clarification of the origin was achieved using molecular genetic methods.

Conclusions

The results of this case study provide evidence of metachronous development of mature cystic teratomas of the ovaries and may serve as a reference in the management of patients following laparoscopic cystectomy.
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Metadata
Title
Evidence of metachronous development of ovarian teratomas: a case report of bilateral mature cystic teratomas of the ovaries and systematic literature review
Authors
Wen-Chung Wang
Yen-Chein Lai
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Ovarian Research / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1757-2215
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13048-017-0313-8

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