CT images of a malignant-transformed ovarian mature cystic teratoma with rupture: a case report

Korean J Radiol. 2008 Sep-Oct;9(5):458-61. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2008.9.5.458.

Abstract

A malignant transformation or a tumor rupture is a rare complication of ovarian mature cystic teratoma (MCT). A tumor rupture in a malignant-transformed MCT has never been reported in the literature. We present the CT images of a 39-year-old woman showing a large, predominantly cystic mass in the lower abdomen, with fat-fluid-level ascites. A contrast-enhanced solid component, with regional discontinuity within the cystic lesion, is also demonstrated. The pathologic diagnosis of the ruptured MCT unveils the malignant transformation (squamous cell carcinoma) and mesenteric carcinomatosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / surgery
  • Teratoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Teratoma / pathology*
  • Teratoma / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*