A Case Report of Mature Cystic Teratoma in a post-menopausal Woman, a Rare Entity.

A Case Report of Mature Cystic Teratoma in a post-menopausal Woman, a Rare Entity.

Ovarian tumours are commonly seen in reproductive age group in women. However, when they occur at extremes of age, the suspicion of malignancy increases. The detection of dermoid cyst at 56 years of age is uncommon, hence proper imaging with CA-125 level monitoring is essential. Awareness of benign...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Hassan Abdelmoneim, Abdelwahed Abougazia, Amal Said Mahan, Amal Alobadli, Adham Darweesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Albanian Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery 2021-07-01
Series:Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Subjects:
postmenopausal woman
malignancy
mature cystic teratoma
Online Access:http://journal.astes.org.al/index.php/AJTES/article/view/182
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spelling doaj-98c7ce6bf4cc4e249357c10021f43e192021-07-20T02:44:23ZengAlbanian Society for Trauma and Emergency SurgeryAlbanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery2521-87782616-49222021-07-015210.32391/ajtes.v5i2.182A Case Report of Mature Cystic Teratoma in a post-menopausal Woman, a Rare Entity.Ahmed Hassan Abdelmoneim0Abdelwahed AbougaziaAmal Said MahanAmal AlobadliAdham Darweeshm Ovarian tumours are commonly seen in reproductive age group in women. However, when they occur at extremes of age, the suspicion of malignancy increases. The detection of dermoid cyst at 56 years of age is uncommon, hence proper imaging with CA-125 level monitoring is essential. Awareness of benign tumours or rare possibility of malignant transformation in such age is mandatory for surveillance management or planning the surgical procedure. http://journal.astes.org.al/index.php/AJTES/article/view/182postmenopausal womanmalignancymature cystic teratoma
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author Ahmed Hassan Abdelmoneim
Abdelwahed Abougazia
Amal Said Mahan
Amal Alobadli
Adham Darweesh
spellingShingle Ahmed Hassan Abdelmoneim
Abdelwahed Abougazia
Amal Said Mahan
Amal Alobadli
Adham Darweesh
A Case Report of Mature Cystic Teratoma in a post-menopausal Woman, a Rare Entity.
Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
postmenopausal woman
malignancy
mature cystic teratoma
author_facet Ahmed Hassan Abdelmoneim
Abdelwahed Abougazia
Amal Said Mahan
Amal Alobadli
Adham Darweesh
author_sort Ahmed Hassan Abdelmoneim
title A Case Report of Mature Cystic Teratoma in a post-menopausal Woman, a Rare Entity.
title_short A Case Report of Mature Cystic Teratoma in a post-menopausal Woman, a Rare Entity.
title_full A Case Report of Mature Cystic Teratoma in a post-menopausal Woman, a Rare Entity.
title_fullStr A Case Report of Mature Cystic Teratoma in a post-menopausal Woman, a Rare Entity.
title_full_unstemmed A Case Report of Mature Cystic Teratoma in a post-menopausal Woman, a Rare Entity.
title_sort case report of mature cystic teratoma in a post-menopausal woman, a rare entity.
publisher Albanian Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery
series Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
issn 2521-8778
2616-4922
publishDate 2021-07-01
description Ovarian tumours are commonly seen in reproductive age group in women. However, when they occur at extremes of age, the suspicion of malignancy increases. The detection of dermoid cyst at 56 years of age is uncommon, hence proper imaging with CA-125 level monitoring is essential. Awareness of benign tumours or rare possibility of malignant transformation in such age is mandatory for surveillance management or planning the surgical procedure.
topic postmenopausal woman
malignancy
mature cystic teratoma
url http://journal.astes.org.al/index.php/AJTES/article/view/182
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