Open AccessOvarian growing teratoma syndrome with multiple metastases in the abdominal cavity and liver: A case report
Author(s) -
Huibin Xu,
Zhenhong Jia,
Lixin Zhou,
Nisile Kakongoma
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i14.4704
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal cavity , abdomen , asymptomatic , immature teratoma , teratoma , abdominal wall , ovary , peritoneal cavity , ovarian cancer , radiology , surgery , chemotherapy , cancer , germ cell tumors
Growing teratoma syndrome (GTS) is an unusual presentation of an amazing transformation of teratoma from malignant to benign on pathology during or after systemic or intraperitoneal chemotherapy. The definitive pathogenesis is still not fully understood due to the lack of large-sample studies.