title: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a mature cystic teratoma: A rare case report with review of literature.
abstract: Mature cystic teratoma, also known as dermoid cyst, is the most common germ cell tumor of the ovary with a relative incidence of 20%. Rarely, dermoid cysts undergo malignant transformation (0.94%-2%). We report a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma within a mature cystic teratoma in a 35-year-old female.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Miraj, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Yasmin Altaf
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Momin
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Miraj, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Medha Pradip
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Miraj, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Amitkumar Bapuso
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Pandav
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Miraj, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Kalpana Ranjitsingh
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Sulhyan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology