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  • Title: Mature ovarian cystic teratoma containing well-differentiated cerebellar tissue.
    Author: Cavide Sonmez F, Yildiz P, Kiran T, Sema Arici D, Dansuk R.
    Journal: Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol; 2017; 44(3):470-471. PubMed ID: 29949297.
    Abstract:
    A 38-year-old female patient experienced groin pain; ultrasound imaging revealed a dermoid cystic mass in the right ovary and a cystectomy was then performed. Unusually, a mature cerebellum is found in the cyst wall. The pathological diagnosis was 'mature cystic teratoma with well-differentiated cerebral and cerebellar tissue'. Glial tissue is a common neural component of teratomas, but a cerebellum is extremely rare in mature ovarian cystic teratomas. The authors report the case because of its rare component; they acknowledge that a cystic teratoma is the most common neoplasm of ovarian germ cells.
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