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Case Reports
. 2019 Feb 19;7(4):668-671.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2062. eCollection 2019 Apr.

Mature cystic teratoma of ovary with squamous cell carcinoma arising from it

Sushna Maharjan  1
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Mature cystic teratoma of ovary with squamous cell carcinoma arising from it

Sushna Maharjan. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Clinicians, pathologists, and radiologists should be aware of rare malignant ovarian tumors arising in mature cystic teratoma (MCT). Suspicion should be raised if the patient is elderly, the tumor is huge, and the tumor has large solid foci. However, malignant transformations in MCTs in younger women have been reported.

Keywords: elderly; huge tumor; large solid foci; malignant transformations; mature cystic teratoma.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Gross photograph showing a cyst filled with pultaceous material and hair; and a gray white solid area
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Figure 2
Microscopic photograph showing cyst lined by stratified squamous epithelium with sheets of malignant squamous cells in the underlying stroma (H&E stain, ×10). [H&E‐ hematoxylin and eosin]
Figure 3
Figure 3
Microscopic photograph showing squamous cell carcinoma with sheets of malignant squamous cells and keratin pearls (H&E stain, ×10)
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Figure 4
Microscopic photograph showing sheets of malignant squamous cells with pleomorphism and atypical mitotic figure (H&E stain, ×40)
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