Mature cystic ovarian teratomas: Relationship between histopathological contents and clinical features

Objectives: Mature cystic teratomas (MCT) originate from three germ layers: ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm. The predictive significance of tumor markers in mature is still unclear. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the value ovarian MCTs histopathological contents tumor. Materials Methods: data 106 patients who were operated for MCT between 2015 2020 analyzed retrospectively. addition, slides pathology archive re-examined under a microscope their contents. Results: average age was 35.7; 26.7 cystectomy group 42.1 oophorectomy (p = 0.000). ratio exceeding cut off carbohydrate antigen (CA 19-9), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), cancer 125), carcinoma 15-3), carcinoembryonic (CEA) 45.2%; 47.7%; 8.15%; 12.3%; 6.9%, respectively. Histopathological examination revealed 99.1% 45.3% mesodermal, 39.6% endodermal origin. Conclusion: teratoma benign reproductive that contains layers various proportions. LDH CA 19-9 can be helpful tool predicting teratomas.