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- Title
Malignant Transformation in a Mature Teratoma with Metastatic Deposits in the Omentum: A Case Report.
- Authors
Mandal, Shramana; Badhe, Bhawana A.
- Abstract
Malignant transformation of a mature cystic teratoma (MCT) is a very rare complication with an incidence of 0.17-2%;. The most common form of malignant transformation of the MCT is squamous cell carcinoma. Other tumors arising in MCT include basal cell carcinoma, sebaceous tumor, malignant melanoma, adenocarcinoma, sarcoma, and neuroectodermal tumor. However malignant transformation with metastatic deposits in the omentum is extremely rare. The present case highlights the rarity of the occurrence of an omental deposits in a case of mature cystic teratoma with malignant transformation.
- Subjects
OMENTUM tumors; TERATOMA; METASTASIS; CELLULAR pathology; CELL transformation; SQUAMOUS cell carcinoma
- Publication
Case Reports in Pathology, 2012, p1
- ISSN
2090-6781
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2012/568062