CASE REPORT
Year : 2022 | Volume
: 8 | Issue : 1 | Page : 60--62
Mature cystic teratoma in a peripubertal girl: Is it uncommon?
Pratibha Kumari1, Satya Kumari1, Jyotsna Rani1, Kavya Abhilashi1, Sangeeta Pankaj1, Vijayanand Choudhary2, Supriya Jaiswal3
1 Department of Gynecological Oncology, SCI, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
2 Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
3 Specialist Sub-Divisional Hospital, Hilsa Nalanda, Bihar, India
Correspondence Address:
Sangeeta Pankaj
SCI, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna - 800 014, Bihar
India
Giant ovarian mature cystic teratomas (MCTs) are sparsely reported and that too at extreme of age like in premenarchal or postmenopausal age group. We hereby report a case of huge MCT in a 11-year-old premenarchal girl who presented with abdominal pain and lump. Ovarian tumor in adolescent may have malignant potential and requires appropriate and vigilant preoperative work-up and counseling for optimal management with concern of preservation of fertility and potential for childbearing.
How to cite this article:
Kumari P, Kumari S, Rani J, Abhilashi K, Pankaj S, Choudhary V, Jaiswal S. Mature cystic teratoma in a peripubertal girl: Is it uncommon?.J Indira Gandhi Inst Med Sci 2022;8:60-62
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Kumari P, Kumari S, Rani J, Abhilashi K, Pankaj S, Choudhary V, Jaiswal S. Mature cystic teratoma in a peripubertal girl: Is it uncommon?. J Indira Gandhi Inst Med Sci [serial online] 2022 [cited 2022 Aug 17 ];8:60-62
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