Benign cystic teratoma of fallopian tube with shadow cell differentiation – a rare diagnostic entity with review of literature

Karabi Konar; Shivani Singh; Nirmalya Chakrabarti

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20170186

Authors

Karabi Konar Department of Pathology, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan, West Bengal, India
Shivani Singh Department of Pathology, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan, West Bengal, India
Nirmalya Chakrabarti Department of Pathology, College of Medicine & J.N.M Hospital, West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20170186

Keywords:

Fallopian Tube, Shadow cell differentiation, Teratoma

Abstract

A 26 year old gravida 2 para 1 presented to obstetrics department at full term with an unremarkable USG. LSCS was performed for CPD. A fimbrial cyst was discovered intra operatively and excised and sent to us for histopathological examination which showed derivatives of all 3 germ cell layers with presence of shadow cells surrounded by basaloid cells and giant cell reaction. Objective was to report a case of mature cystic teratoma of Fallopian tube with shadow cell differentiation.

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