A Recurred Case of a Mature Ovarian Teratoma Presenting as a Rectal Mass / 대한소화기학회지
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
;
: 242-245, 2003.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-115418
ABSTRACT
Mature teratoma is the most common germ cell tumor of the ovary. The tumor is essentially a benign neoplasm and surgical resection of the tumor is the treatment of choice. Recurrence with colorectal involvement after surgical removal of the primary lesion is exceedingly rare and has not been reported in Korea. We present a 43-year-old patient with a rectal mass who had already undergone left oophorectomy due to mature cystic teratoma and right oophorectomy due to hemorrhagic corpus luteum. The rectal mass was composed of a mature teratoma tissue. We postulate that leakage of the tumor elements from the cyst wall led to peritoneal tumor implantation and invasion to the rectal wall.
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Main subject:
Ovarian Neoplasms
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Rectal Neoplasms
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Teratoma
Limits:
Adult
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Female
/
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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