Case report of a paraganglioma arising from a mature cystic teratoma of the ovary

Jennifer Haag; Lakotah Hardie; Amber Berning; Lauren Fishbein; Bradley R Corr

doi:10.1016/j.gore.2020.100537

Case report of a paraganglioma arising from a mature cystic teratoma of the ovary

Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2020 Jan 18:32:100537. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2020.100537. eCollection 2020 May.

Authors

Jennifer Haag¹, Lakotah Hardie², Amber Berning³, Lauren Fishbein⁴, Bradley R Corr⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
² University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
⁴ Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
⁵ Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.

Abstract

Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine neoplasms derived from sympathetic or parasympathetic paraganglia and have the ability to secrete catecholamines. We present the case of a 37-year-old asymptomatic female who underwent right ovarian cystectomy for a mature cystic teratoma and was found to have an intra-tumoral paraganglioma. More research is needed to determine metastatic potential as well as the likelihood of recurrence of these unique neoplasms.

Keywords: Mature cystic teratoma; Neuroendocrine neoplasm; Paraganglioma.

Publication types

Case Reports