title: An Uncommon Case of Adolescent Ovarian Teratoma Incarcerated in Inguinal Hernia.
abstract: Mature cystic teratoma is the most frequent benign ovarian neoplastic lesion in adolescents and is generally composed of fully differentiated tissue arising from multipotential three germinal layers. It accounts for approximately 50% of benign ovarian tumors in childhood. Rarely, a bilateral, synchronous, or metachronous presentation can be observed, supporting a conservative approach as the first surgical approach. We report a case of an ovarian mature cystic incarcerated in indirect inguinal hernia in a 15-year-old girl undergoing ovary-sparing surgery. To our knowledge this is the first case of such lesion incarcerated in an inguinal hernia reported in literature.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgery, Department of Health Promotion & Mother and Child Care, University of Palermo, Via Alfonso Giordano 3, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3187-1901
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pensabene
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgery, Department of Health Promotion & Mother and Child Care, University of Palermo, Via Alfonso Giordano 3, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Vincenza
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Girgenti
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgery, Department of Health Promotion & Mother and Child Care, University of Palermo, Via Alfonso Giordano 3, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cimador
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgery, Department of Health Promotion & Mother and Child Care, University of Palermo, Via Alfonso Giordano 3, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li Voti
authors.affiliation: Human Pathology, Department of Health Promotion & Mother and Child Care, University of Palermo, Via Alfonso Giordano 3, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Vito
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1409-4207
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rodolico
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgery, Department of Health Promotion & Mother and Child Care, University of Palermo, Via Alfonso Giordano 3, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Fortunato
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5009-2220
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Siracusa