Author/Authors :
Bozkurt, Oktay Erciyes University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Medical Oncology, Turkey , Karaca, Halit Erciyes University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Medical Oncology, Turkey , Eroğlu, Eray Erciyes University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine, Turkey , Koyuncu, Sümeyra Erciyes University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine, Turkey , Berk, Veli Erciyes University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Medical Oncology, Turkey , Polat, Mevlüde İnanç Erciyes University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Medical Oncology, Turkey , Duran, Ayşe Ocak Erciyes University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Medical Oncology, Turkey , Özaslan, Ersin Erciyes University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Medical Oncology, Turkey , Ordu, Melike Erciyes University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pathology, Turkey , Çubukçu, Gülşah Erciyes University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pathology, Turkey , Özkan, Metin Erciyes University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Medical Oncology, Turkey
Abstract :
Immature ovarian teratoma is a rarely seen germ cell tumor. Although testicular germ cell tumors and their association with chemotherapeutic retroconversion have been reported at a substantial rate of 2%-8% in the literature, the retroconversion of immature ovarian teratoma to mature teratoma is quite uncommon. It is important to reveal this conversion by biopsy for establishing a subsequent treatment chart of patients. A 45-year-old female patient was operated on due to immature ovarian teratoma. Then, she was re-operated on, because local recurrence occurred during the drug-free follow-up period, and systemic chemotherapy was administered. Liver metastasis was detected after chemotherapy, and the liver biopsy demonstrated a mature teratoma. This case is presented in this paper.
Keywords :
Immature teratoma , maturation , chemotherapeutic retroconversion , ovary
