Open AccessAdenocarcinoma Originating from a Mature Teratoma of the Testis
Author(s) -
Koseoglu Resit Dogan,
Suha Parlaktas Bekir,
Onuk Filiz Nurper,
Erdemir Fikret,
Uluocak Nihat,
Tulunay Ozden
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the kaohsiung journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.439
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2410-8650
pISSN - 1607-551X
DOI - 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70408-5
Subject(s) - medicine , malignant transformation , teratoma , adenocarcinoma , pathology , cancer
Malignant transformation in testicular teratomas has been reported very rarely in the literature. Although testicular teratomas in childhood are regarded as benign neoplasms, these tumors, if left untreated until advanced ages, may present the risk of malignant transformation. We report a case of differentiated adenocarcinoma originating from colonic glands in primary testicular teratoma.