Growing Teratoma Syndrome of the Ovary with Neuroendocrine Tumor: A Rare Case Report
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 10
Abstract
Growing teratoma syndrome (GTS) is a rare complication of the malignant ovarian germ cell tumors characterized by enlarging benign metastatic masses during or after chemotherapy with normalized tumor markers. Benign masses consist of mature teratomatous elements. Surgical excision of the masses remains the mainstay of the treatment. We present a rare case of GTS following an embryonal cell carcinoma of ovary with neuroendocrine tumor arising from the splenic deposit. The patient initially presented 15years ago as a recurrence following embryonal cell carcinoma of ovary operated elsewhere. After secondary cytoreductive surgery followed by chemotherapy, she presented with multiple masses after 11years. Histopathology of the excised masses revealed mature teratoma with neuroendocrine tumor. This case emphasizes the long term follow up needed for prompt recognition of GTS. Also, this case is unique in the finding of a secondary malignancy arising in a GTS of the ovary with only one case reported till date.
Authors and Affiliations
Sravanthi Nuthalapati, Praveen S Rathod, Pallavi V Reddihalli, Usha Amirtham, Uttamchand D Bafna
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP489578
- DOI -
- Views 74
- Downloads 0
Prostatic Adenocarcinoma Presenting As Hemiplegia – A Case Report
Prostate carcinoma presenting as hemiplegia is rare. A 56 year old male presented with sudden onset right hemiplegia and behavioural abnormality. He had left supraclavicular lymphadenopathy which was found to be from ade...
Left Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy In Sarcoidosis: A Case Report
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem, chronic granulomatous inflammatory disorder of unknown aetiology. We presented such a case report of A 48 year old female with chief complaints of low grade fever, mild cough, for 15 days, h...
Spectrum of rare presentation of Dengue viral infection-in Srilanka -A case series and Review of literature
Dengue fever [DF], also known as break-bone fever is a mosquito-borne infection that causes spectrum of clinical manifestation ranges from flu-like illness self- limiting febrile episode dengue hemorrhagic fever [DHF]...
The Migration of Air into the Aorta from an Aorto-Pulmonary Parenchymal Fistula
A 75-year-old man called his care manager with his cell phone when he suddenly experienced hematemesis. Unfortunately, by the time that the care manager arrives at his house, the patient had already fallen unconscious. W...
Endodermal Sinus Tumor in an Adolescent Girl
Endodermal sinus tumor (EST), also known as yolk sac tumor (YST), is a member of the germ cell tumor group. It is the second most frequent malignant ovarian germ cell tumor just after dysgerminoma, with an incidence of a...