Immature teratoma with a rare finding of choroid plexus

Authors

  • Mehak Kashyap Department of Pathology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College and Hospital, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Neelam Gupta Department of Pathology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College and Hospital, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Vikas Dubey Department of Pathology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College and Hospital, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Nechal Kaur Department of Pathology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College and Hospital, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20213952

Keywords:

Immature teratoma, Ovary, Choroid plexus

Abstract

Mature cystic teratoma of the ovary is the most common ovarian tumour in young women. Immature teratoma is a very rare tumour, representing only 1% of all ovarian cancers. Paediatric ovarian tumours are rare, with a reported incidence rate of 2.2/100,000 in girls aged 0 to 15 years. In the case report presented here, was 12-year-old suspected to have serous cystadenoma of ovary based on CT scan, which was ultimately diagnosed with immature teratoma grade 3 after histopathological examination was done.

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Published

2021-09-28

How to Cite

Kashyap, M., Gupta, N., Dubey, V., & Kaur, N. (2021). Immature teratoma with a rare finding of choroid plexus. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 9(10), 3179–3181. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20213952

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Case Reports