BILATERAL IMMATURE OVARIAN TERATOMA

Immature teratoma (IMT) is tumor composed of tissues from ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm and is considered the second most common germ cell tumor. IMT account for 10-20% of all ovarian neoplasias in women less than 20 years of age, with peak incidence between 15 and 19 years old. IMT rarely occurs...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inJournal of evolution of medical and dental sciences Vol. 3; no. 55; pp. 12702 - 12705
Main Authors Mathur, Vinay, Singh, Aditya Pratap, Sharma, Chetan, Tanger, Ramesh, Pardeshi, Rajlaxmi Jaysing
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Akshantala Enterprises Private Limited 23.10.2014
Subjects
Menopause
Teratoma
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Immature teratoma (IMT) is tumor composed of tissues from ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm and is considered the second most common germ cell tumor. IMT account for 10-20% of all ovarian neoplasias in women less than 20 years of age, with peak incidence between 15 and 19 years old. IMT rarely occurs during menopause. We herein reporting a rare case in a 3 years old girl with bilateral immature ovarian teratoma which is very rare in bilateralism of tumor as well as the fact that the patient age is below the average for the occurrence of these tumors. KEYWORDS: bilateral ovarian tumor, immature teratoma, IMT, neoplasm.
ISSN:2278-4748
2278-4802
DOI:10.14260/jemds/2014/3684