Mature ovarian cystic teratoma containing well-differentiated cerebellar tissue

A 38-year-old female patient experienced groin pain; ultrasound imaging revealed a dermoid cystic mass in the right ovary and a cystectomy was then performed. Unusually, a mature cerebellum is found in the cyst wall. The pathological diagnosis was 'mature cystic teratoma with well-differentiate...

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Published in:Clinical and experimental obstetrics & gynecology 2017-01, Vol.44 (3), p.470-471
Main Authors: Cavide Sonmez, F, Yildiz, P, Kiran, T, Sema Arici, D, Dansuk, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cerebellum - pathology
Female
Humans
Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology
Teratoma - pathology
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Summary:A 38-year-old female patient experienced groin pain; ultrasound imaging revealed a dermoid cystic mass in the right ovary and a cystectomy was then performed. Unusually, a mature cerebellum is found in the cyst wall. The pathological diagnosis was 'mature cystic teratoma with well-differentiated cerebral and cerebellar tissue'. Glial tissue is a common neural component of teratomas, but a cerebellum is extremely rare in mature ovarian cystic teratomas. The authors report the case because of its rare component; they acknowledge that a cystic teratoma is the most common neoplasm of ovarian germ cells.
ISSN:0390-6663
DOI:10.12891/ceog3364.2017