Primary Malignant Melanoma Arising in an Ovarian Mature Cystic Teratoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
Korean Journal of Pathology
;
: 659-664, 2011.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Ovarian primary malignant melanoma is very uncommon with only 44 reported cases in the literature. A 71-year-old woman with an ovarian mass and multiple nodules in the liver presented to our hospital. She was treated with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and malignant melanoma was found in the mature cystic teratoma of the ovary. Malignant melanoma cells were also found in the ascitic fluid. She died 5 months later. Here we report a very uncommon case of malignant melanoma arising in an ovarian mature cystic teratoma with a review of the literature.
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Main subject:
Ovary
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Teratoma
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Ascitic Fluid
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Liver
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Melanoma
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Pathology
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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