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  • Title: CT images of a malignant-transformed ovarian mature cystic teratoma with rupture: a case report.
    Author: Wang PC, Yang TL, Pan HB.
    Journal: Korean J Radiol; 2008; 9(5):458-61. PubMed ID: 18838856.
    Abstract:
    A malignant transformation or a tumor rupture is a rare complication of ovarian mature cystic teratoma (MCT). A tumor rupture in a malignant-transformed MCT has never been reported in the literature. We present the CT images of a 39-year-old woman showing a large, predominantly cystic mass in the lower abdomen, with fat-fluid-level ascites. A contrast-enhanced solid component, with regional discontinuity within the cystic lesion, is also demonstrated. The pathologic diagnosis of the ruptured MCT unveils the malignant transformation (squamous cell carcinoma) and mesenteric carcinomatosis.
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