Published in:
01-08-2009 | Case Report
Mucinous adenocarcinoma arising in ovarian mature cystic teratoma in pregnancy
Authors:
Volkan Ulker, Ali Gedikbasi, Ceyhun Numanoglu, Yasemin Ozluk, Sezin Saygı, Ahmet Gulkilik, Yavuz Salihoglu
Published in:
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
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Issue 2/2009
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Abstract
We report a case of mucinous adenocarcinoma arising from mature cystic teratoma (MCT) of the ovary ascertained incidentally during pregnancy. An ovarian adnexal mass was seen in a 38-year-old pregnant woman during cesarean section. Oophorectomy revealed a mucinous adenocarcinoma arising from MCT with additional capsule invasion. Following this, staging procedures were applied. The patient was staged as IC and adjuvant chemotherapy was applied. She has remained disease-free for over 24 months. To our knowledge, this is a case of mucinous adenocarcinoma arising from MCT and the third case of malignant transformation from MCT in pregnancy in English literature.