Primary malignant melanoma arising from ruptured ovarian mature cystic teratoma with elevated serum CA 19-9: a case report and review of literature

• Główni autorzy: Won Ku Choi (Autor), Dong Hyun Lee (Autor), Dong Hyu Cho (Autor), Kyu Yun Jang (Autor), Kyoung Min Kim (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Ovarian mature cystic teratomas comprise tissues derived from all three germ layers. In rare incidences, malignant tumors may arise from ovarian mature cystic teratoma, which occurs in 0.2-1.8% of cases. A variety of tumors can arise within mature cystic teratoma, among which mal...