Intraperitoneal cancer spread after laparoscopic cystectomy for mature teratoma with malignant transformation.
Laparoscopic surgery for ovarian dermoid cysts has been accepted. However, its potential limitations should be considered, including technique difficulty, intraoperative tumor spillage and malignant transformation. We report a case of ovarian dermoid cysts with malignant transformation that was initially treated using laparoscopic cystectomy, but was complicated by intraperitoneal tumor dissemination.
Wang
P H
PH
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taiwan.
Yen
M S
MS
Juang
C M
CM
Chen
Y J
YJ
Chao
H T
HT
Yuan
C C
CC
D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015653:Cystectomy; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013724:Teratoma / Q000601:surgery