Immature uterine teratoma associated with uterine inversion

Karla Teixeira Souza; Marcelo Vailati Negrão; Lucila Soares da Silva Rocha; Giovanni Di Favero; Samantha Cabral Severino da Costa; Maria Del Pilar Estevez Diz

doi:10.4081/rt.2014.5530

Rare Tumors (Aug 2014)

Immature uterine teratoma associated with uterine inversion

Karla Teixeira Souza,
Marcelo Vailati Negrão,
Lucila Soares da Silva Rocha,
Giovanni Di Favero,
Samantha Cabral Severino da Costa,
Maria Del Pilar Estevez Diz

Affiliations

Karla Teixeira Souza: Department of Radiology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Cancer Instutute of São Paulo State, Unversity of São Paolo, SP
Marcelo Vailati Negrão: Department of Radiology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Cancer Instutute of São Paulo State, Unversity of São Paolo, SP
Lucila Soares da Silva Rocha: Department of Radiology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Cancer Instutute of São Paulo State, Unversity of São Paolo, SP
Giovanni Di Favero: Department of Ginecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cancer Instutute of São Paulo State, Unversity of São Paolo, SP
Samantha Cabral Severino da Costa: Department of Radiology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Cancer Instutute of São Paulo State, Unversity of São Paolo, SP
Maria Del Pilar Estevez Diz: Department of Radiology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Cancer Instutute of São Paulo State, Unversity of São Paolo, SP

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/rt.2014.5530
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 3

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Teratomas are the most commonly diagnosed germ cell tumors and occur primarily in testes and ovaries. Platinum-based therapy followed by surgical resection of the residual lesion is generally the recommended treatment. In contrast, immature uterine teratomas are rare, with few cases reported in the literature. Moreover, there is no standard treatment for these tumors. Non-puerperal uterine inversion is also rare in women younger than 45 years of age, and neoplastic lesions are responsible for this condition. Here, we report a case of an immature uterine teratoma associated with uterine inversion. The patient underwent surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy and continues to be monitored.

immature teratoma, uterine teratoma, uterine inversion

Published in Rare Tumors

ISSN: 2036-3605 (Print); 2036-3613 (Online)
Publisher: SAGE Publishing
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Website: http://journals.sagepub.com/home/rtu

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