Trabecular carcinoid tumor arising from a mature cystic teratoma

Mature cystic teratomas (MCTs) are common benign tumors of the ovary. Coexistence of a carcinoid tumor inside an MCT is extremely rare. We present a 40-year-old woman who had intermittent abdominal pain and urinary frequency. An adnexal mass was detected during physical examination. Ultrasound indic...

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Main Authors: Hsiao-Chen Chiu, Yi-Lin Chen
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Tzu Chi Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.tcmjmed.com/article.asp?issn=1016-3190;year=2019;volume=31;issue=3;spage=192;epage=194;aulast=Chiu
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description Mature cystic teratomas (MCTs) are common benign tumors of the ovary. Coexistence of a carcinoid tumor inside an MCT is extremely rare. We present a 40-year-old woman who had intermittent abdominal pain and urinary frequency. An adnexal mass was detected during physical examination. Ultrasound indicated a 12.3 cm × 10.7 cm left ovarian mass. Surgical excision of the mass was performed, and histopathological examination revealed an MCT with three germ layers. The microcarcinoid tumor arising from an MCT showed a cord to trabecular pattern. The pathological diagnosis was a trabecular carcinoid tumor arising in an MCT. The patient did not present with carcinoid syndrome, and no recurrence was observed after 12 months of follow-up.
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spelling doaj-art-845287fe5fb6434bb4c47926be08a30e2025-08-20T03:07:13ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsTzu Chi Medical Journal1016-31902223-89562019-01-0131319219410.4103/tcmj.tcmj_91_18Trabecular carcinoid tumor arising from a mature cystic teratomaHsiao-Chen ChiuYi-Lin ChenMature cystic teratomas (MCTs) are common benign tumors of the ovary. Coexistence of a carcinoid tumor inside an MCT is extremely rare. We present a 40-year-old woman who had intermittent abdominal pain and urinary frequency. An adnexal mass was detected during physical examination. Ultrasound indicated a 12.3 cm × 10.7 cm left ovarian mass. Surgical excision of the mass was performed, and histopathological examination revealed an MCT with three germ layers. The microcarcinoid tumor arising from an MCT showed a cord to trabecular pattern. The pathological diagnosis was a trabecular carcinoid tumor arising in an MCT. The patient did not present with carcinoid syndrome, and no recurrence was observed after 12 months of follow-up.http://www.tcmjmed.com/article.asp?issn=1016-3190;year=2019;volume=31;issue=3;spage=192;epage=194;aulast=ChiuCarcinoid TumorOvaryTeratoma
spellingShingle Hsiao-Chen Chiu
Yi-Lin Chen
Trabecular carcinoid tumor arising from a mature cystic teratoma
Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Carcinoid Tumor
Ovary
Teratoma
title Trabecular carcinoid tumor arising from a mature cystic teratoma
title_full Trabecular carcinoid tumor arising from a mature cystic teratoma
title_fullStr Trabecular carcinoid tumor arising from a mature cystic teratoma
title_full_unstemmed Trabecular carcinoid tumor arising from a mature cystic teratoma
title_short Trabecular carcinoid tumor arising from a mature cystic teratoma
title_sort trabecular carcinoid tumor arising from a mature cystic teratoma
topic Carcinoid Tumor
Ovary
Teratoma
url http://www.tcmjmed.com/article.asp?issn=1016-3190;year=2019;volume=31;issue=3;spage=192;epage=194;aulast=Chiu
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