A Case of Adenocarcinoma Arising from Dermoid Cyst of the Ovary.

Yoon, Jae Hee; Lee, Seon Kyung; Kim, Youn Wha

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2004;47(3):559-563.
Published online March 1, 2004.

A Case of Adenocarcinoma Arising from Dermoid Cyst of the Ovary.

Jae Hee Yoon, Seon Kyung Lee, Youn Wha Kim

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, KyungHee University, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, KyungHee University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

The ovarian dermoid cyst is the most common ovarian neoplasm in young women and comprises approximately 10-20% of all ovarian tumors. But malignant transformation is an uncommon complication in an ovarian dermoid cyst, usually being reported in about 1.0-1.8% of cases. Most common malignant transformation of ovarian dermoid cyst is squamous cell carcinoma, which represents about 75-80% followed by adenocarcinoma in 6-7%. We report a case of adenocarcinoma arising from ovarian dermoid cyst with a brief review of literatures.

Key Words: Ovarian dermoid cyst, Malignant transformation, Adenocarcinoma