title: A rare case report of squamous-cell carcinoma arising from mature cystic teratoma of ovary.
abstract: The most frequent ovarian germ cell tumors are mature cystic teratomas (MCTs), composing 10-25% of all ovarian neoplasms. MCTs have the potential of undergoing malignant transformation, typically in postmenopausal women, with a frequency of 0.17-3%, with squamous cell carcinoma being the most common malignant tumor arising from MCT. We present the rare clinical entity of a squamous cell carcinoma arising from a mature cystic teratoma in a 56-year-old premenopausal woman as well as diagnostic and therapeutic route followed.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kalampokas
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Boutas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kairi-Vasilatou
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Salakos
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Panoulis
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aravantinos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Damaskos
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kalampokas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Deligeoroglou
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery