Open AccessImmature ovarian teratoma in a postmenopausal woman
Author(s) -
Ørnvold K.,
Detlefsen G. U.,
Horn T.,
Rørth M.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348709022057
Subject(s) - medicine , ovarian teratoma , rhabdomyosarcoma , teratoma , ovary , gynecology , surgery , pathology , sarcoma
We report the first case of immature ovarian teratoma occurring after menopause in a 57‐year‐old, 3 years postmenopausal woman. Within one year after resection of the teratoma she developed peritoneal botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma, which probably originated from initially unrecognized rhabdomyoblasts in the teratoma. The patient died 6 months later from progressive disease after a transient adriamycin‐induced tumor response. The literature on ovarian immature teratoma and ovarian rhabdomyosarcoma is briefly reviewed, and the available treatment is discussed.