title: Malignant change in benign cystic teratoma of the ovary.
abstract: In a clinico-pathological study of malignant disease of the ovary in the former North East Metropolitan Region, malignant transformation of benign cystic teratoma has emerged as the commonest malignancy of "germ cell" origin. The clinical and pathological details of 12 patients are reported.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy