title: Malignant teratoma of the thyroid in a pregnant woman.
abstract: Most teratomas involving the thyroid gland are benign and occur in children. However, the adult cases reported are mostly malignant. Many of the cases previously described in the medical literature have fatal outcome because of spread of the tumor refractory to treatment. We report a case of primary malignant teratoma of the thyroid in a 38-year-old pregnant black woman. She was treated with a combination of surgery, and postoperative chemotherapy with good initial response.
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, University Hospital of Guadalajara, C/Donantes de Sangre s/n 19002 Guadalajara, Spain. bepemies@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Belen
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pérez-Mies
authors.forename: Rita M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Regojo Zapata
authors.forename: Eugenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: García-Fernández
authors.forename: M Nistal
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Serrano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001761:Bleomycin; D002945:Cisplatin; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005047:Etoposide; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin; D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin