Immature teratoma of the ovary in a 1 year and 9-month-old child: a case report and review of the literature.
Journal
Journal of surgical case reports
ISSN: 2042-8812
Titre abrégé: J Surg Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101560169
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2021
Jan 2021
Historique:
received:
17
11
2020
revised:
04
12
2020
accepted:
28
12
2020
entrez:
5
2
2021
pubmed:
6
2
2021
medline:
6
2
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Immature teratoma of the ovary is a rare malignant germ cell tumor whose etiology is unknown. Preoperative diagnosis and treatment of this tumor can be challenging for clinicians. We present a 1-year and 9-month female child who presented with a 1- month history of progressive nontender abdominal distension. Computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealed a huge well-defined heterogenous mass arising from the peritoneal cavity. Surgical resection was performed. Histopathology coupled with immunohistochemical analysis of the specimen confirmed it to be an ovarian immature teratoma, grade one. The child recovered well postoperatively. Surgery alone is curative for most children and adolescents with resectable ovarian immature teratoma thus avoiding the long-term effects of chemotherapy in most children with this disease.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33542817
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjaa609
pii: rjaa609
pmc: PMC7849942
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
rjaa609Informations de copyright
Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author(s) 2021.
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