Mature Cystic Teratoma with Co-existent Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma in the same Ovary-A Diagnostic Dilemma

• Main Authors: Sanjeet Roy, Sramana Mukhopadhayay, Mayank Gupta, Anuradha Chandramohan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-12-01
• Series: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
• Subjects: mucinous neoplasm; collision tumour; malignant transformation
• Online Access: https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9118/22150_CE[Ra]_F(Sh)_PF1(PI_RK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PR_DK).pdf
• ISSN: 2249-782X; 0973-709X

Mature cystic teratoma co-existing with a mucinous cystadenocarcinoma is an infrequently encountered entity with only a handful of cases reported till date. The possibilities in such a case are either a malignant transformation of a benign teratoma into adenocarcinoma or a collision tumor between a mature cystic teratoma and a mucinous tumour of either a primary ovarian surface epithelial-stromal origin or a secondary from a primary gastrointestinal tract tumour. The importance of distinguishing between the two entities has significant bearing on subsequent therapeutic management. We report a rare case of a mature cystic teratoma co-existing with a mucinous cystadenocarcinoma in the same ovary in a 44-year-old lady. Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography (CECT) imaging of the left ovarian mass was suggestive of a teratoma but an intraoperative frozen section examination was reported as an adenocarcinoma with a cystic teratoma. Gross examination of the surgical specimen revealed a dermoid cyst with another multi-septated cystic lesion containing mucoid material. Histopathological examination showed a mature cystic teratoma and an associated well differentiated mucinous cystadenocarcinoma. The latter displayed a CK7-ve/ CK20+ve immunoprofile. In absence of clinical, biochemical or radiological findings of a primary lower gastrointestinal tract tumour, the immunoprofile suggested the possibility of adenocarcinomatous transformation in a benign teratoma.