The growing teratoma syndrome secondary to immature teratoma of the ovary.
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.
Inaoka
Tsutomu
T
Department of Radiology, Asahikawa Medical College, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka-Higashi, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan. tina33@gaea.ocn.ne.jp
Takahashi
Koji
K
Yamada
Tomonori
T
Miyokawa
Naoyuki
N
Tokusashi
Yoshihiko
Y
Yoshida
Makoto
M
Sugimoto
Masaya
M
Miyamoto
Kazutoshi
K
Aburano
Tamio
T
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