Immature ovarian teratoma in a young girl: very short course and lethal outcome. A case report

Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2005 Mar-Apr;15(2):382-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2005.15234.x.

Abstract

Immature teratomas of the ovary represent less than 1% of all ovarian teratomas. They contain several tissues that derive from the three embryologic layers: ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. We report the case of a 17-year-old girl who presented with an immature teratoma of the left ovary that recurred 3 months later as an inoperable malignant neuroepithelial peritoneal tumor resembling a glioblastoma. She died 3 weeks after the second explorative operation. The very aggressive course and fast lethal outcome could be explained by the patient's refusal to receive chemotherapy after the initial operation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age Factors
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Prognosis
  • Teratoma / pathology*
  • Teratoma / surgery*
  • Time Factors