Adenocarcinoma of intestinal type arising in mature cystic teratoma of ovary: A diagnostic dilemma

Imtinene Belaid; Wiem Khechine; Atef Ben Abdelkader; Ahlem Bedioui; Faten Ezzairi; Imene Chabchoub; Ryma Boujnah; Taghrid Tlili; Makrem Hochlaf; Leila Ben Fatma; Moncef Mokni; Slim Ben Ahmed

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2718

Adenocarcinoma of intestinal type arising in mature cystic teratoma of ovary: A diagnostic dilemma

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Feb 6;8(4):644-647. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2718. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Oncology Faculty of Medicine of Sousse Farhat Hached University Hospital University of Sousse Sousse Tunisie.
² Department of Pathology Faculty of Medicine of Sousse Farhat Hached University Hospital University of Sousse Sousse Tunisie.

Abstract

Adenocarcinomas of intestinal type arising in mature cystic teratoma of ovary (MCT) are extremely rare and remain a diagnostic dilemma because of its similarities with MCT. Serum tumor markers CEA and SCC and also MRI may help in the preoperative diagnosis. Pathologist experience helps in intraoperative diagnosis.

Keywords: adenocarcinoma; dermoid cyst; diagnosis.

Publication types

Case Reports