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Case Reports
. 2014 Apr 13:14:57.
doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-14-57.

A case of recurrent, bilateral ovarian mature teratoma in a young woman

Che-Fu Chang, Chen-Kuo Lin  1
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Case Reports

A case of recurrent, bilateral ovarian mature teratoma in a young woman

Che-Fu Chang et al. BMC Womens Health. .

Abstract

Background: Ovarian mature cystic teratomas are common, benign, pelvic tumors that are easily detected by pelvic ultrasonography. However, patients with recurrent teratomas are rarely noted, and cases of bilateral teratomas are even less common.

Case presentation: A young woman with a recurrent, right ovarian teratoma had previously undergone surgical removal 2 times. After the second surgery, she underwent regular out-patient follow-up, and no residual tumor was observed. However, 3 years after the second surgery, she developed recurrent, bilateral ovarian teratomas, in conjunction with elevated carbohydrate antigen-125 levels.

Conclusion: Routine checking of the contralateral ovary during the surgical procedure along with frequent postoperative pelvic sonography for both ovaries in the patient at high recurrence rich is necessary. Additionally, the features of that kind tumor may mislead the surgeon into performing more extensive surgery that might compromise the fertility of young patients.

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Figure 1
Transabdominal ultrasound revealed a well-defined, hyperechoic mass (4.3 × 3.7 cm) with an appearance resembling that of a teratoma, just adjacent to the uterus.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Coronary, post-contrast enhancement imaging shows a large heterogeneous tumor arising from the left adnexa (arrow); in addition, a right adnexal tumor is noted, with a focal radiodense lesion (shorter arrow), consistent with bilateral ovarian complex tumors.
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