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Malignancy arising in cystic ovarian teratomas.
Author(s) -
STAMP G. W. H.,
McCONNELL E. M.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1983.tb09289.x
Subject(s) - dermoid cyst , malignancy , medicine , adenocarcinoma , ovary , ovarian teratoma , ovarian carcinoma , squamous carcinoma , ovarian cyst , pathology , carcinoma , cyst , teratoma , ovarian cancer , cancer
Summary. Twenty‐four cases with a malignant change involving one of the elements of an ovarian dermoid cyst are reported. The patients were older than those with benign ovarian dermoid cysts. Squamous carcinoma was most frequent with adenocarcinoma, undifferentiated carcinoma and a fibrosarcoma also occurring. Survival time after diagnosis was less than 1 year in 75% of the cases.