Primary carcinoid tumor arising in a mature cystic teratoma of the ovary: A case report

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 223-225

  Guney, Nese ^a   Sayilgan, T ^a   Derin, D ^a   Ozcan D ^a  

^a Okmeydam Research and Training Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cystic teratoma; Primary carcinoid

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE PLACENTA ISOENZYME; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHROMOGRANIN; CYTOKERATIN; DESMIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; PROTEIN S 100; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; VIMENTIN;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ABDOMINAL SWELLING; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; METRORRHAGIA; OVARY TERATOMA; PELVIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY TUMOR; RARE DISEASE; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; TUMOR VOLUME;

CARCINOID TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; TERATOMA;

EID: 65349138210     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Modlin I.M., Sandor A.: "An analysis of 8305 cases of carcinoid tumors". Cancer, 1997, 79, 813.
2. Griffiths D., Wass J., Look K., Sutton G.: "Malignant degeneration of a mature cystic teratoma five decades after discovery". Gynecol. Oncol., 1995, 59, 427.
3. Chadha S., Schaberg A.: "Malignant transformation in benign cystic teratomas: dermoids of the ovary". Eur. J. Obstet Gynecol. Reprod Biol., 1988, 29, 329.
4. Berek J.S., Fu Y.S., Hacker N.F.: "Ovarian cancer". In: Berek J.S., Adaxhi E.Y. (eds.) Novak's Gynecology: Baltimore, William & Wilkins, 1996, 1201.
5. Kontogianni E., Koukoura E., Christopoulou E.: "Squamous cell carcinoma arising in mature cystic teratoma of the ovary: a case report". Eur. J. Gynaecol Oncol., 2001, 22, 238.
6. Curry S.L., Smith J.P., Gallagher H.S.: "Malignant teratoma of the ovary: prognostic factors and treatment". Am. J. Obstet Gynecol., 1978, 131, 845.
7. Yamasaki T., Yagihashi Y., Shirahase T., Hashimura T., Watanabe C: "Primary carcinoid tumor arising in a retroperitoneal mature teratoma in an adult". Int. J. Urol., 2004, 11, 912.
8. Kawai M., Kano T., Kikkawa F., Morikawa Y., Oguchi H., Nakashima N. et al.: "Seven tumor markers in benign and malignant germ cell tumors of the ovary". Gynecol. Oncol., 1992, 45, 248.
9. Somak R., Sharamana M., Vijas S., Nitaka: "Primary carcinoid tumor of the ovary: a case report". Arch. Gynecol. Obstet., 2008, 277, 79.
10. Chatzipantelis P., Mavrogiorgis A., Kairi-Vassilatou E.: "Ovarian neoplasm composed of an insular carcinoid tumor and a borderline mucinous cystadenoma arising in a mature cystic teratoma: a case report". Eur. J. Gynaec. Oncol., 2006, 27, 636.
11. Timmins P.F., Kuo D.Y, Anderson P.S., Fields A.L., Whitney K.D., Goldberg G.L.: "Ovarian carcinoid: management of primary and recurrent tumors". Gynecol. Oncol., 2000, 76, 112.
12. Santhanam S., Decatris M., O'Byrne K.: "Potential of interferon-alpha in solid tumours: Part 2". Bio. Drugs, 2002, 16, 349.