A Case of Mature cystic teratoma of the Douglas pouch Associated with an Pregnancy.

Lee, Won Sik; Kim, Joo Myung; Shim, Kuy Min; Pak, Katherine; Joo, Kwan Young; Lee, In Kook; Kim, Hey Sun

Obstet Gynecol Sci > Volume 45(3); 2002 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2002;45(3):501-503.
Published online: March 1, 2002

A Case of Mature cystic teratoma of the Douglas pouch Associated with an Pregnancy.

Won Sik Lee, Joo Myung Kim, Kuy Min Shim, Katherine Pak, Kwan Young Joo, In Kook Lee, Hey Sun Kim

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Cheil Hospital & Women's health care center, School of medicine, Sungkyunkwan univertity, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Diagnontic Pathology, Samsung Cheil Hospital & Women's health care center, School of medicine, Sungkyunkwan univertity, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

The mature cystic teratoma is most common in the ovary, and several authors have reported mature cystic teratoma in female genitalia such as fallopian tube, uterus and pouch of douglas. The mature cystic teratoma in the douglas pouch is very rare, which was reported only twice in the world. The pathogenesis of the mature cystic teratoma in the douglas pouch is not established. We experienced a case of mature cystic teratoma in the douglas pouch associated with pregnancy, which was diagnosed by the ultrasonography at the first trimester of pregnancy and remained at the third trimester of pregnancy without change of size. We report the case with a brief review of literature.

Keywords: Mature cystic teratoma; Douglas pouch; Pregnancy