The incidence of malignant transformation in mature cystic teratoma (MCT) of the ovary is
less than 2% as reported in gynaecological and pathological literature. Here we present a …

OBJECTIVES: Malignant transformation of mature cystic teratoma (MCT) of ovary is very
rare. Therefore, the clinicopathologic characteristics, treatment and prognostic factors are …

Results Two hundred thirty (230) mature cystic teratomas of the ovary were found. MT was
noted in eight of these cases, ie 3.5% of all the MCT. The mean age of the patients with MCT …

Aim: Malignant transformation of mature cystic teratoma (MCT) is an uncommon
complication. Preoperative diagnosis is difficult because of the lack of specific symptoms …

Objective Malignant transformation of mature cystic teratomas (MCT) of the ovary is
extremely rare. There are no established criteria of diagnosis before surgery for carcinoma …

Mature cystic teratoma is the most common ovarian germ cell neoplasm. Malignant
transformation is a rare occurrence, accounting for 1.5%–2% of cases. Malignant changes …

Introduction The malignant transformation of an ovarian mature cystic teratoma is rare. We
presented such a case of a 46-year-old woman with characteristic computed tomography …

Background Although in the English literature, much has been published about ovarian
teratoma, no large series has been reported in Taiwan. Therefore a retrospective study of …

Objectives: Mature cystic teratoma (MCT) of the ovary rarely undergoes malignant
transformation (MT). Malignant transformation carries a significantly worse prognosis than …

There have been few studies concerning the clinical pathology of malignant transformation
arising in ovarian mature cystic teratoma (MCT). Thus, the objective of this study is to …