Squamous cell carcinoma arising from primary retroperitoneal mature teratoma

A 65 year old postmenopausal female presented with left sided abdominal pain. Sonogram revealed an intra-abdominal 7.4 x 5.7 cm heterogenous mass. On laparotomy, approximately 10 X 10 cm mesenteric mass was seen adherent to the descending colon. Multiple omental tumor deposits were also noted. Gross...

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Published inJournal of the Association of Physicians of India Vol. 55; p. 374
Main Authors Joseph, Leena D, Devi, M Kanmani, Sundaram, Sandhya, Rajendiran, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India 01.05.2007
Subjects
Aged
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - secondary
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery
Female
Humans
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - pathology
Teratoma - pathology
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Summary:A 65 year old postmenopausal female presented with left sided abdominal pain. Sonogram revealed an intra-abdominal 7.4 x 5.7 cm heterogenous mass. On laparotomy, approximately 10 X 10 cm mesenteric mass was seen adherent to the descending colon. Multiple omental tumor deposits were also noted. Gross examination showed solid and cystic tumor with sebaceous material admixed with hair. Histopathology showed mature cystic teratoma with a spectrum of well to poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma with omental metastasis.
ISSN:0004-5772