Mature Cystic Teratoma of Ovary with Abnormally High Levels of Ca19-9: A Case Report Teratoma maduro cístico do ovário com níveis aberrantes de Ca19-9: caso clínico
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Mature cystic teratoma (MCT), or dermoid tumor, was described for thefirst time300 years ago, and is themost common ovarian tumor in adolescents and young women.1 It accounts for 10–25% of all ovarian neoplasms, and 60% of all benign ovarian tumors.2,3 Although most women presenting MCT are asymptomatic, 20% can have complications such as torsion, rupture, infection and malignant transformation (0,17–3% of cases).4,5 MCTs are composed of one or more of the three well differentiated tissues derived from the ectoderm, mesoderm and/or endodermgerm layers. This heterogeneous composition
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Mature Cystic Teratoma of Ovary with Abnormally High Levels of Ca19-9: A Case Report.
Mature cystic teratomas, or dermoid tumors, are the most common benign ovarian neoplasms in young women. Malignant transformation is rare, and occurs in less than 2% of the cases. The heterogeneous histological composition of these tumors may be responsible for the occasional elevation of various tumor markers, such as Ca19-9 and Ca125. We describe one case of mature cystic teratoma in a 50-yea...
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