Neuroendocrine Tumors Arising in a Mature Ovarian Cystic Teratoma: A Case Report

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2021 : Volume 1, Issue 1

Author(s) s: Giovanni Antonio Tolu, ¹ Giovannina Puliga, ² Francesca Campus, ³ Gianfranco Puggioni, ⁴ Annita Dessi, ⁵ Marta Meloni, ⁶ Manola Murtas, ⁷ Chiara Floris ⁸ and Nunzio Di Naro ⁹

¹ Operational Unit of Pathological Anatomy Hospital , San Martino Hospital , Italy

² Operational Unit of Pathological Anatomy Hospital , San Martino Hospital , Italy

³ Gynecology and Obstetrics Operations Unit , San Martino Hospital , Italy

⁴ Operational Unit of Pathological Anatomy Hospital , San Martino Hospital , Italy

⁵ Gynecology and Obstetrics Operations Unit , San Martino Hospital , Italy

⁶ Operational Unit of Pathological Anatomy Hospital , San Martino Hospital , Italy

⁷ Operational Unit of Pathological Anatomy Hospital , San Martino Hospital , Italy

⁸ Operational Unit of Pathological Anatomy Hospital , San Martino Hospital , Italy

⁹ Operational Unit of Pathological Anatomy Hospital , San Martino Hospital , Italy

Mod J Med Biol

Article Type : Case Reports

We describe a case of low-grade neuroendocrine tumor originating and recognized in the context of a mature cystic ovarian teratoma in a 41-year-old woman who did not present any symptoms. The patient underwent operative laparoscopy for the removal of a dermoid cyst of the right ovary, highlighted on vaginal ultrasound examination. The subsequent follow-up is now 6 years and the woman is in good health. In addition to the histopathological aspects that have suggested the diagnostic orientation, the prognostic factors of these rare tumors are also discussed.