Immature ovarian teratoma in a young girl: very short course and lethal outcome. A case report.
Immature teratomas of the ovary represent less than 1% of all ovarian teratomas. They contain several tissues that derive from the three embryologic layers: ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. We report the case of a 17-year-old girl who presented with an immature teratoma of the left ovary that recurred 3 months later as an inoperable malignant neuroepithelial peritoneal tumor resembling a glioblastoma. She died 3 weeks after the second explorative operation. The very aggressive course and fast lethal outcome could be explained by the patient's refusal to receive chemotherapy after the initial operation.
Terzic
M
M
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Institute for Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. milanter@eunet.yu
Dokic
M
M
Stimec
B
B
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors