A Case of Childhood Ovarian Teratoma.
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2012-07
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Germ cell tumors are malignant (cancerous) or nonmalignant (benign, noncancerous) tumors
that are comprised mostly of germ cells, the cells that develop in the embryo and become the
cells that make up the reproductive system in male and female. Most ovarian tumors are of
germ cell origin. A 5-year-old female child was taken to the Paediatrics department at Tawau
General Hospital (TGH), Sabah, Malaysia on 10.4.2005 with gradual distension of abdomen
which had been noticed by parents for the last 2 months. As bedside ultrasonography (USG)
showed mixed echogenic mass in the lower abdomen, CT scan of abdomen was requested for
further delineation. CT scan of abdomen done on 18.4.2005 showed a very large (about 12 ×
9 cm) mixed density mass with homogenously enhancing well defined borders in the abdomen
extending from the pelvic cavity to the upper abdomen causing significant pressure effect
downwards towards urinary bladder and contrast material filled guts outwards and
backwards mostly occupying the anterior part of abdominal cavity. The tumor was removed
surgically and diagnosed as ovarian teratoma histopathologically.
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Childhood, Ovarian, Teratoma
Citation
Bhuiyan Helal Uddin, Afsana Faria, Yasmin Sharmin, Begum Khodeja. A Case of Childhood Ovarian Teratoma. Journal of Enam Medical College. 2012 July; 2(2): 94-96.