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Primary Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor Arising from an Ovarian Mature Cystic Teratoma in a 12-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report
- Source :
- Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology. 30(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Background Ovarian mature cystic teratomas (MCTs) rarely transform to primary primitive neuroectodermal tumors. This case report offers evidence that MCTs might have undetected microfoci of malignant neural tumors. Case We describe the case of a 12-year-old girl who presented with right-sided abdominal pain and distention. Intraoperative findings revealed a right ovarian MCT. However, pathology showed a 0.5-cm focus of malignant neural tumor within the 11-cm MCT. Summary and Conclusion This patient will need close follow-up with a multidisciplinary team because the clinical implications of this transformation has yet to be defined.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Abdominal pain
media_common.quotation_subject
Multidisciplinary team
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine
Humans
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive
Girl
Child
media_common
Ovarian Neoplasms
Ovarian mature cystic teratoma
business.industry
Teratoma
Obstetrics and Gynecology
General Medicine
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
medicine.disease
Neural Tumor
030104 developmental biology
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Female
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18734332
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....bbaa66a8219177692eb44fecdffb5678