Growing Teratoma Syndrome of Ovary: An Unusual and a Late Manifestation in the Small Bowel, a Very Rare Encounter
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
Abstract: Growing teratoma syndrome of an ovarian non Dysgerminomatous germ cell neoplasm is a rare clinical phenomenon that is characterized by multiple enlarging masses composed of mature elements. Growing teratoma as an ovarian tumour is uncommon,it is more frequently described in testicular germ cell tumours. This report concerned a young woman aged 30 years with growing teratoma late presentation, twenty years after her first surgery, presented like metastaticrecurrent disease, who required complete resection with small bowel anastomosis. The exact cause of conversion and growth is unknown and is hypothesized to be induced by chemotherapy. Knowledge of this entity is important, to avoid misdiagnosis as disease recurrence and continuing chemotherapy, as these patients with non-dysgerminomatous germ cell tumours who present with recurrent metastatic masses during or after chemotherapy,in the context of normalized serum markers are refractory to chemotherapy. Complete resection is essential to prevent progression of tumour and is often curative, hence, it will render better prognosis.
Authors and Affiliations
Anjum Ifthikar, Jayashree V, Sujoy Mitra, Uma Devi K, U. D. Bafna
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP179475
- DOI -
- Views 131
- Downloads 0
A study to find the prevalence of prolapse uterus and the various treatment modalities applied in tertiary care hospital
Introduction: Uterine prolapse is the condition of the uterus collapsing, falling down, or downward displacement of the uterus with relation to the vagina. It is also defined as the bulging of the uterus into the vagina....
Study of In-vivo morphology of the injection site in eyes receiving Ozurdex implant using AS-OCT and its comparison with sutureless and sutured TSSV incision sites
Aim: To evaluate in-vivo the morphology of the injection site in eyes receiving Ozurdex implant with anterior segment optical coherence tomography. Methods: This is a prospective study of 9 consecutive patients who recei...
Recurrent and exaggerated secondary vulval lymphoedema with successive pregnancies: An exceptionally rare occurrence
Lymphoedema is swelling due to the excess accumulation of lymph in the tissues caused by inadequate lymph drainage owing to primary or a secondary etiology. Here we present a rare case of secondary lymphoedema of the vul...
Psychiatric morbidity and psychopathology in patients with hypothyroidism
Background: Hypothyroidism is of great importance in psychiatric practice. Cognitive disturbances include the inability to concentrate, poor attention, bradyphrenia, calculation difficulties and difficulty in understandi...
India Consensus on Hypertension guidelines
panel discussion and collective opinion on India consensus (IC) on the revised International guideline on hypertension to chart out the management plan was the objective. The panel recommended IC statements on setting up...