A 72-year-old Patient with Dermoid Cyst

Abstract

<b>Introduction:</b><b> </b>It has been reported that the risk of malignant transformation is doubled in patients with mature cystic teratoma aged over 50 years. It is rare to encounter benign forms of mature cystic teratoma in elderly women. We aimed to report a 72-year-old woman with a benign cystic teratoma. A 72-year-old woman detected by ultrasonography to have a pelvic mass with a size of 14x12x10 cm was admitted to our department for detailed investigations. A mature cystic teratoma was diagnosed on the basis of transvaginal ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, and serum concentrations of tumor markers. Postoperative pathology examination confirmed the diagnosis. This report once again showed that although mature cystic teratoma is rare in elderly women, it still occurs.