Ovarian Cancer Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Ovarian Cancer, including details on symptoms, causes, treatment, information.

Immature ovarian teratoma in a young girl: very short course and lethal outcome. A case report.

Terzic M, Dokic M, Stimec B

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Institute for Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. milanter@eunet.yu

Immature teratomas of the ovary represent less than 1% of all ovarian teratomas. They contain several tissues that derive from the three embryologic layers: ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. We report the case of a 17-year-old girl who presented with an immature teratoma of the left ovary that recurred 3 months later as an inoperable malignant neuroepithelial peritoneal tumor resembling a glioblastoma. She died 3 weeks after the second explorative operation. The very aggressive course and fast lethal outcome could be explained by the patient's refusal to receive chemotherapy after the initial operation.

Published 12 April 2005 in Int J Gynecol Cancer, 15(2): 382-4.
Full-text of this article is available online (may require subscription).

© 2004-2008 Ovarian Cancer Research Today. All Rights Reserved.