Teratoma ovárico gigante: un hallazgo casual

Sanz, Marta; Rodríguez, Leandro; Lacruz, R. Alpera; Sánchez, C. Benlloch

doi:10.1016/s1695-4033(03)78748-7

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“…Our search found 16 cases in 16 reports over 20 years, from 2003 to 2023 (shown in Table 1 ), and a case series including 330 patients admitted to a single hospital between 2000 and 2010 [ 11 ]. Although Devoize et al [ 12 ] claim to have reported the first case of a giant benign ovarian cystic teratoma in a 25-year-old female patient in 2008, the initial paper of our literature review is authored by Tejedor Sanz et al [ 13 ] who documented a giant (30 cm) ovarian dermoid cyst in a 14-year-old female in 2003. Moreover, many cases have been described of ovarian giant mature teratomas arising from immature teratomas following chemotherapy administration, this condition is known as growing teratoma syndrome [ 14 ].…”

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Giant Mature Ovarian Cystic Teratoma in a Pediatric Patient: Case Report and Literature Review

Barragán-Curiel,

Murillo-Zepeda,

Castro-Perez

et al. 2023

Case Rep Oncol

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Mature cystic teratomas, also called dermoid cysts, are the most common germ-cell ovarian neoplasms in children. On average, ovarian dermoid cysts are slow-growing neoplasms with a mean size between 6.4 and 7.0 cm that enlarge at a rate of 1.8 mm/year; however, these can reach large dimensions. Giant ovarian tumors are defined as those having a maximum diameter equal to or more than 15 cm; these represent a therapeutic challenge as they increase the risk of wide wound size and surgical invasiveness. In this paper, we present a case of a 10-year-old Hispanic female that complained of abdominal pain, distension, and nausea. Physical examination revealed a mass on the left side of the abdomen and an axial computed tomography found a large pelvic tumor extending to the abdominal region. After a laparotomy approach, pathology evaluation confirmed the diagnosis of mature cystic teratoma. The patient recovered thoroughly and had no complications at a 6-month follow-up. We conducted a literature review including English and Spanish reports about giant ovarian teratomas; we retrieved 16 cases from 2003 to 2023. We concluded that giant ovarian tumors may be underreported, particularly in resource-limited areas where tumors might grow unrecognized, and that English-language bias might play a substantial role in literature reviews involving case reports and case series.

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