Incidental diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma transformation in mature cystic teratoma of the ovary: A case report and review of literature

Namkha Dorji; Sonam Choden; Sangay Tshering

doi:10.1177/2050313X221082426

Incidental diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma transformation in mature cystic teratoma of the ovary: A case report and review of literature

SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2022 Mar 4:10:2050313X221082426. doi: 10.1177/2050313X221082426. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Namkha Dorji¹, Sonam Choden², Sangay Tshering¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan.
² Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan.

Abstract

Malignant transformation in a mature cystic teratoma of the ovary is a rare complication. Herein, we report a case of a 62-year-old woman who was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in a mature cystic teratoma of the ovary in the histopathology examination. This case report highlights the importance of suspecting malignant transformation in an elderly woman with a large mature cystic teratoma of the ovary with a thickened wall so that proper surgical and adjuvant treatments are planned.

Keywords: Squamous cell carcinoma; malignant transformation; mature cystic teratoma of ovary.

Publication types

Case Reports