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Mature ovarian teratoma

MedGen UID:
233672
•Concept ID:
C1334637
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Mature Ovarian Teratoma; mature ovarian teratoma; mature teratoma; Mature Teratoma of Ovary; mature teratoma of ovary; Mature Teratoma of the Ovary; mature teratoma of the ovary; ovary mature teratoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003820

Definition

An ovarian teratoma which may be cystic, composed entirely of well differentiated, adult-type tissues, without evidence of fetal-type tissues. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical Challenges in the Management of Malignant Ovarian Germ Cell Tumours.
Saani I, Raj N, Sood R, Ansari S, Mandviwala HA, Sanchez E, Boussios S
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023 Jun 9;20(12) doi: 10.3390/ijerph20126089. PMID: 37372675Free PMC Article
Ovarian teratomas: clinical features, imaging findings and management.
Saleh M, Bhosale P, Menias CO, Ramalingam P, Jensen C, Iyer R, Ganeshan D
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2021 Jun;46(6):2293-2307. Epub 2021 Jan 4 doi: 10.1007/s00261-020-02873-0. PMID: 33394097
Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Ovarian Torsion in Premenarchal Girls.
Ashwal E, Krissi H, Hiersch L, Less S, Eitan R, Peled Y
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2015 Dec;28(6):526-9. Epub 2015 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2015.03.010. PMID: 26168769

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

"Floating ball sign" in the diagnostic imaging of mature ovarian teratomas in children.
Szymon O, Kiszka-Wiłkojć A, Fryczek M, Taczanowska-Niemczuk A, Wyrobek Ł, Górecki W
Pediatr Surg Int 2023 Jun 16;39(1):215. doi: 10.1007/s00383-023-05495-x. PMID: 37326782Free PMC Article
Bilateral Mature Ovarian Teratoma with Torsion in a Premenarchal Girl.
Lešková J, Kříž JT, Štichhauer R
Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove) 2022;65(1):33-36. doi: 10.14712/18059694.2022.14. PMID: 35793507
Prevalence of metachronous contralateral mature ovarian teratoma: A systematic review.
Kiely D, Lewis C, Gray J, Hall N
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2021 Nov;68(11):e29237. Epub 2021 Jul 31 doi: 10.1002/pbc.29237. PMID: 34331503
Ovarian Sparing Surgery in Mature Ovarian Teratomas in Children: A 20-Year Single-Center Experience.
Szymon O, Bogusz B, Taczanowska-Niemczuk A, Maślanka M, Górecki W
Eur J Pediatr Surg 2021 Feb;31(1):2-7. Epub 2020 Sep 19 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1716877. PMID: 32950035
Ovarian mature teratoma: a ten year experience in our institution.
Jalencas G, González Bosquet E, Guirado L, Fernandez Arias M, Ruiz de Gauna B, Fiores L, Gómez Roig MD, Callejo J
Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol 2015;42(4):518-22. PMID: 26411224

Diagnosis

A mature ovarian teratoma from New Kingdom Amarna, Egypt.
Dabbs GR, Stevens A, Wetzel MK
Int J Paleopathol 2023 Dec;43:99-105. Epub 2023 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2023.10.004. PMID: 37913592
A Subserosal Uterine Lipoleiomyoma Mimicking a Mature Ovarian Teratoma.
Chen G, Chen H, Sun W, Chen H, Fei X
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2023 Sep;30(9):689-690. Epub 2023 Jun 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2023.05.017. PMID: 37276933
Bilateral Mature Ovarian Teratoma with Torsion in a Premenarchal Girl.
Lešková J, Kříž JT, Štichhauer R
Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove) 2022;65(1):33-36. doi: 10.14712/18059694.2022.14. PMID: 35793507
Squamous Cell Carcinoma from Abscessed, Mature Cystic Ovarian Teratoma - A Case Report and Literature Review.
Bacalbasa N, Cretoiu D, Halmaciu I, Diaconu C, Iliescu L, Dima S, Neacsu A, Balalau C, Bratu OG, Balescu I
In Vivo 2020 Jul-Aug;34(4):2141-2146. doi: 10.21873/invivo.12020. PMID: 32606195Free PMC Article
Ovarian mature teratoma: a ten year experience in our institution.
Jalencas G, González Bosquet E, Guirado L, Fernandez Arias M, Ruiz de Gauna B, Fiores L, Gómez Roig MD, Callejo J
Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol 2015;42(4):518-22. PMID: 26411224

Therapy

Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis Associated with Mature Ovarian Teratoma in a Young Adolescent: A Case Report.
Begum J, Aziz Z, Sahoo SK, Majumder R, Sable MN
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2022 Jun;35(3):400-403. Epub 2021 Dec 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.11.009. PMID: 34863950
Ovarian Sparing Surgery in Mature Ovarian Teratomas in Children: A 20-Year Single-Center Experience.
Szymon O, Bogusz B, Taczanowska-Niemczuk A, Maślanka M, Górecki W
Eur J Pediatr Surg 2021 Feb;31(1):2-7. Epub 2020 Sep 19 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1716877. PMID: 32950035
Pre-existing medical disorders as risk factors for preeclampsia: an exploratory case-control study.
Pan L, Fu Z, Yin P, Chen D
Hypertens Pregnancy 2019 Nov;38(4):245-251. Epub 2019 Sep 18 doi: 10.1080/10641955.2019.1667381. PMID: 31530202
Necrotic mature ovarian teratoma associated with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis.
Dulcey I, Céspedes MU, Ballesteros JL, Preda O, Aneiros-Fernández J, Clavero PA, Nogales FF
Pathol Res Pract 2012 Aug 15;208(8):497-500. Epub 2012 Jul 6 doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2012.05.018. PMID: 22770971
Microdissection-based analysis of mature ovarian teratoma.
Vortmeyer AO, Devouassoux-Shisheboran M, Li G, Mohr V, Tavassoli F, Zhuang Z
Am J Pathol 1999 Apr;154(4):987-91. doi: 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)65350-3. PMID: 10233836Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis Associated with Mature Ovarian Teratoma in a Young Adolescent: A Case Report.
Begum J, Aziz Z, Sahoo SK, Majumder R, Sable MN
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2022 Jun;35(3):400-403. Epub 2021 Dec 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.11.009. PMID: 34863950
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Encephalitis as a Paraneoplastic Presentation of Mature Ovarian Teratoma.
Koenig ZA, Yednock JB, Akers JL
Am J Case Rep 2021 Oct 19;22:e933240. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.933240. PMID: 34665797Free PMC Article
Ovarian Sparing Surgery in Mature Ovarian Teratomas in Children: A 20-Year Single-Center Experience.
Szymon O, Bogusz B, Taczanowska-Niemczuk A, Maślanka M, Górecki W
Eur J Pediatr Surg 2021 Feb;31(1):2-7. Epub 2020 Sep 19 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1716877. PMID: 32950035
Struma ovarii - ultrasound features of a rare tumor mimicking ovarian cancer.
Weinberger V, Kadlecova J, Minář L, Felsinger M, Anton M, Ovesna P, Bednaříková M, Číhalová M, Jandáková E, Hausnerová J, Zikán M
Med Ultrason 2018 Aug 30;20(3):355-361. doi: 10.11152/mu-1526. PMID: 30167590
Metachronous benign ovarian tumors are not uncommon in children.
Taskinen S, Urtane A, Fagerholm R, Lohi J, Taskinen M
J Pediatr Surg 2014 Apr;49(4):543-5. Epub 2013 Oct 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.09.019. PMID: 24726109

Clinical prediction guides

Ovarian Sparing Surgery in Mature Ovarian Teratomas in Children: A 20-Year Single-Center Experience.
Szymon O, Bogusz B, Taczanowska-Niemczuk A, Maślanka M, Górecki W
Eur J Pediatr Surg 2021 Feb;31(1):2-7. Epub 2020 Sep 19 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1716877. PMID: 32950035
Well-formed cerebellum and brainstem-like structures in a mature ovarian teratoma: Neuropathological observations.
Shintaku M, Sakuma T, Ohbayashi C, Maruo M
Neuropathology 2017 Apr;37(2):122-128. Epub 2017 Jan 2 doi: 10.1111/neup.12360. PMID: 28042664
Leydig cell tumour and mature ovarian teratoma: rare androgen-secreting ovarian tumours in postmenopausal women.
Palha A, Cortez L, Tavares AP, Agapito A
BMJ Case Rep 2016 Nov 1;2016 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215985. PMID: 27803082Free PMC Article
Benign enhancing components of mature ovarian teratoma: magnetic resonance imaging features and pathologic correlation.
Shin HJ, Kim KA, Kim BH, Lee JK, Park YS, Lee J, Choi JW, Lee CH, Park CM
Clin Imaging 2016 Nov-Dec;40(6):1156-1161. Epub 2016 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2016.08.005. PMID: 27568071
Metachronous benign ovarian tumors are not uncommon in children.
Taskinen S, Urtane A, Fagerholm R, Lohi J, Taskinen M
J Pediatr Surg 2014 Apr;49(4):543-5. Epub 2013 Oct 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.09.019. PMID: 24726109

Recent systematic reviews

Prostatic tissue: an unexpected finding in a mature ovarian teratoma : Case report and systematic literature review.
Pecorella I, Framarino Dei Malatesta ML, Riganelli L, Ciardi G, Porpora MG
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2022 Apr;305(4):969-976. Epub 2021 Oct 7 doi: 10.1007/s00404-021-06245-x. PMID: 34618214Free PMC Article
Prevalence of metachronous contralateral mature ovarian teratoma: A systematic review.
Kiely D, Lewis C, Gray J, Hall N
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2021 Nov;68(11):e29237. Epub 2021 Jul 31 doi: 10.1002/pbc.29237. PMID: 34331503
Laparoscopic approach to an incidentally found pelvic retroperitoneal liposarcoma: Case report and review.
Mandato VD, Mastrofilippo V, De Marco L, Aguzzoli L
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Apr;98(15):e15184. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000015184. PMID: 30985710Free PMC Article

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