title: Appendix and uterus metastasis of squamous cell carcinoma arising from mature cystic teratoma of the ovary.
abstract: Mature cystic teratoma of the ovary rarely undergoes malignant transformation. There is no consensus for a treatment modality because of the rarity of the disease. Herein we present a case of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arising in a mature cystic teratoma (MCT) in a 66-year-old patient. The patient underwent total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, omentectomy, appendectomy, and bilateral pelvic + paraaortic lymph node dissection. The histopathological examination revealed malignant invasion of the appendix and uterus. The patient, who refused the continuation of treatment initiated with the administration of a single dose of cisplatin, died 5 months later because of the disease. It is imperative that gynecologists consider appendectomy in SCC arising from MCT cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University School of Medicine, İslampaşa Mah. Tıp Fakültesi Dekanlığı, Merkez, 53100 Rize, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gülşah
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Balık
authors.forename: Işık
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ustüner
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bedir
authors.forename: Ulkü Mete
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Ural
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kağıtçı
authors.forename: Emine Seda Güvendağ
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Güven