title: A case of a mature cystic teratoma of the uterosacral ligament successfully treated by laparoscopic surgery.
abstract: An asymptomatic tumor was found in the pelvic cavity of a 49-year-old woman during a routine examination. With a diagnosis of mature cystic teratoma of the right ovary, laparoscopic surgery was performed. The intraoperative finding showed the presence of a cystic tumor firmly attached to the uterosacral ligament in a position distant from the bilateral ovaries. Laparoscopic excision was performed, and the diagnosis of mature cystic teratoma of the uterosacral ligament was made histopathologically. This is the first report in the literature of successful laparoscopic treatment for a mature cystic teratoma of the uterosacral ligament.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manabe
authors.forename: Satoyo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hosono
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D000290:Adnexa Uteri; D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D013724:Teratoma / Q000601:surgery*