A Case of Anaplastic Carcinoma Arising from Mature Cystic Teratoma of Ovary / 대한산부인과학회잡지

ABSTRACT

Benign cystic teratoma is the common ovarian tumor, and the incidence reported about 20%. Malignant transformation of mature cystic teratoma of the ovary is rare, which can develop with an incidence of less than 2%. The most common malignant tumor arising in mature cystic teratoma is squamous cell carcinoma which account for 75-85%, but vary rare cases of anaplastic carcinoma arising from mature cystic teratoma has been reported all over the world and prognosis of this malignant tumor was poor. No case of anaplastic carcinoma has been reported before in Korea. We experienced a case of anaplastic carcinoma arising from mature cystic teratoma of the ovary and report our case with a brief review of literature.