Bowel loop in an ovarian tumor: Grossly visible, completely developed intestinal loop in mature cystic teratoma of malignant mixed germ cell tumor
- Authors
- Kwon, Mi Jung; Nam, Eun Sook; Cho, Seong Jin; Shin, Hyung Sik; Na, Yeon Sik; Chang, Jae Hyuk; Kim, In Sun
- Issue Date
- 7월-2009
- Publisher
- WILEY
- Keywords
- cystic teratoma; gastrointestinal tract; germ cell tumor; yolk sac tumor
- Citation
- PATHOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, v.59, no.7, pp.479 - 481
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- PATHOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
- Volume
- 59
- Number
- 7
- Start Page
- 479
- End Page
- 481
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/119753
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2009.02396.x
- ISSN
- 1320-5463
- Abstract
- Although a gastrointestinal-type epithelium is observed in 7-13% of mature cystic teratoma cases, the occurrence of a grossly visible, organized gastrointestinal loop formation is very rare. Presented here is the case of a 14-year-old girl with malignant mixed germ cell tumor in the ovaries. In her left ovary a grossly visible, intestinal loop, 9 cm long, with hanging mesentery attached to the cystic wall of a mature cystic teratoma associated with a yolk sac tumor was observed, and in her right ovary another mature cystic teratoma was observed. Microscopy of the intestinal loop indicated a well-organized, intact layer of small intestinal wall. The yolk sac tumor predominantly had a polyvitelline pattern. Previously, gastrointestinal wall or epithelium that was identified on microscopy has been reported. To the authors' knowledge this is the first case report of the formation of a grossly visible, completely developed intestinal loop in a malignant mixed germ cell tumor.
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