title: Fine needle aspiration diagnosis of bilateral dysgerminoma with syncytiotrophoblastic giant cells.
abstract: Dysgerminoma accounts for only 1-3% of ovarian cancers and about 30-40% of all ovarian germ cell malignant tumors. Literature states that about 2% of nonpregnant patients with dysgerminomas present with elevated serum or urine levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). Here, we report a 34 year-old multiparous woman presenting with an abdominal lump, ascites, and abdominal pain with elevated urinary and serum hCG levels. An abdominal ultrasound showed bilateral ovarian mass. An ultrasound-guided, transabdominal fine needle aspiration revealed dysgerminoma with syncytiotrophoblastic giant cells. Bilateral oophorectomy was done and the diagnosis was confirmed on histopathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, North Bengal Medical College, Darjeeling, India.
authors.forename: Indranil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chakrabarti
authors.forename: Pranati
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bera
authors.forename: Mimi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gangopadhyay
authors.forename: Anuradha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De