Case report of a paraganglioma arising from a mature cystic teratoma of the ovary

Jennifer Haag; Lakotah Hardie; Amber Berning; Lauren Fishbein; Bradley R. Corr

Gynecologic Oncology Reports (May 2020)

Case report of a paraganglioma arising from a mature cystic teratoma of the ovary

Jennifer Haag,
Lakotah Hardie,
Amber Berning,
Lauren Fishbein,
Bradley R. Corr

Affiliations

Jennifer Haag: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA; Corresponding author at: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine, 12631 E 17th Ave, B198-6, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Lakotah Hardie: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
Amber Berning: Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
Lauren Fishbein: Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
Bradley R. Corr: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 32

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Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine neoplasms derived from sympathetic or parasympathetic paraganglia and have the ability to secrete catecholamines. We present the case of a 37-year-old asymptomatic female who underwent right ovarian cystectomy for a mature cystic teratoma and was found to have an intra-tumoral paraganglioma. More research is needed to determine metastatic potential as well as the likelihood of recurrence of these unique neoplasms.

Published in Gynecologic Oncology Reports

ISSN: 2352-5789 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics; Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/gynecologic-oncology-reports/

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