Ovarıan Teratoma In Pedıatrıc Populatıon: Our Clınıcal Experıence Of Seven Years

Ovarian masses are quite rare in children and the incidence is 2.6 in 100 000. Clinical presentation and pathology are quite different from adults (1). Ovarian masses can be classified as neoplastic and nonneoplastic. Teratomas are the most frequent ovarian masses in children (2). And they are the most common benign tumours of ovary (2,3). The most frequent histopathologic type of ovarian teratomas seen in the pediatric population is mature cystic teratoma (MCT).