Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Jan 2012)

Growing Teratoma Syndrome: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature

  • Nirmala Kampan,
  • Trika Irianta,
  • Arifuddin Djuana,
  • Lim Pei Shan,
  • Mohd Hashim Omar,
  • Ahmad Zailani Hatta Mohd Dali

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/134032
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2012

Abstract

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Growing teratoma syndrome is rare and usually it occurs in the younger aged group. The use of chemotherapy following initial surgical resection will yield the diagnosis following tumour enlargement. Complete resection is usually curative and renders better prognosis.