title: The growing teratoma syndrome secondary to immature teratoma of the ovary.
abstract: The growing teratoma syndrome (GTS) secondary to a testicular nonseminomatous germ cell tumor has been well described since the first case was reported in 1982. In addition, radiological findings of male GTS have also reported in several studies; however, its occurrence secondary to an ovarian germ cell tumor is extremely rare. We experienced a 5-year-old girl who had GTS secondary to immature teratoma of the right ovary. In this article we present radiological findings of female GTS with clinical and pathological correlation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Asahikawa Medical College, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka-Higashi, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan. tina33@gaea.ocn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inaoka
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Tomonori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Naoyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyokawa
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tokusashi
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: Kazutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Tamio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aburano
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D013577:Syndrome; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed