Immature teratoma of the ovary: a clinicopathological study of 28 cases

• Published in: Indian journal of pathology & microbiology Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 730 - 735
• Main Authors: Deodhar, Kedar K, Suryawanshi, Pallavi, Shah, Milap, Rekhi, Bharat, Chinoy, R F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.10.2011; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Alfa feto protein; Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use; Cancer; Care and treatment; Chemotherapy; Child; Child, Preschool; Diagnosis; Female; Health aspects; Humans; immature mesenchymal tissue; immature teratoma; neuroepithelium; Ovarian Neoplasms - drug therapy; Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology; Ovarian Neoplasms - surgery; ovary; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; salpingo-opherectomy; Severity of Illness Index; Survival Analysis; Teratoma; Teratoma - drug therapy; Teratoma - pathology; Teratoma - surgery; yolk sac tumor; Young Adult; India

Immature teratoma (IT) of the ovary represents 1% of all ovarian cancers and 20% of malignant ovarian germ cell tumors. This retrospective study of 28 such cases aims to look at its morphological spectrum and to study the correlation of the grade and stage of the tumor with prognosis. A retrospectiv...