Malignant transformation of mature cystic teratoma - an enigmatic finding in a reproductive woman

• Main Authors: Subhransu Kumar Hota (Author), Nikhil Sharma (Author), Pranati Mishra (Author), Ranjana Giri (Author), Kanak Lata Das (Author), Urmila Senapati (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Barpeta Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In the reproductive age group among all ovarian germ cell tumors mature cystic teratoma (MCT) is the most common one. Rarely there is malignant transformation (MT) of MCT with an incidence of 1-3 %. The MT of MCT is mostly in the postmenopausal age group. It is extremely rare in women less than 40 y...