ABSTRACT
Ovarian pregnancy is comparatively rare form of ectopic pregnancy. Although earlier diagnosis is now possible due to the availability of quantitative beta-hCG measurement and the development of transvaginal ultrasonograghy, it is mostly difficult to diagnosis before surgery, and frequently misdiagnosed as a ruptured corpus luteum accompanied with massive hemoperitoneum. Definite diagnosis is made only by cytopathologic examination of tissue specimen. The treatment of ovarian pregnancy has been operative management including oophorectomy, salpingo-oophorectomy and ovarian wedge resection. But recently conservative management using laparoscopic technique has become the preferred treatment. We have experienced a case of primary ovarian pregnancy and reviewed it briefly.
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Female , Pregnancy , Corpus Luteum , Diagnosis , Hemoperitoneum , Ovariectomy , Pregnancy, EctopicABSTRACT
Squamous cell carcinoma arising in mature cystic teratoma of the ovary is an uncommon carcinoma that is histologically defined by the presence of squamous cell carcinoma within the mature cystic teratoma of the ovary. Although all three germ layers in benign cystic teratoma are thought to undergo malignant transformation, squamous cell carcinoma derived from ectoderm is by far the most common tumor. Clinical differentiation of malignant from benign mature teratomas, as well as from other ovarian tumors, is rarely possible preoperatively. The prognosis is generally poor but there is no consensus on optimal therapy and prognostic factor. We experienced one case of squamous cell carcinoma arising in benign cystic teratoma of the ovary in a 27 year old woman and report this case with a brief review of the concerned literature.