Abstract
We report a rare case of association between a mature cystic teratoma (MCT) and an endometrioma in the ovary. This entity is extremely rare and its diagnostic is a challenge clinically and radiologically. To our knowledge we report the fourth case of the coexistence of a non-neoplastic endometrioma and a benign neoplastic mature cystic teratoma in the left ovary.
Highlights
A rare association mature cystic teratoma (MCT) with endometrioma in the left ovary is reported in English literature
Association between mature cystic teratoma (MCT) and cyst endometrioma in the same ovary is extremely rare and less than five cases of this entity have been reported in the literature
Stenens LC and Varnum DS,1974. (4) and Hiaro Y and Eppig JJ (1997) (5) postulated that teratomas were derived from oocytes that undergo maturation and spontaneous parthenogenic activation followed by embryonic development within the ovarian follicles
Summary
A rare association mature cystic teratoma (MCT) with endometrioma in the left ovary is reported in English literature. Association between mature cystic teratoma (MCT) and cyst endometrioma in the same ovary is extremely rare and less than five cases of this entity have been reported in the literature. MCT are sometimes difficult to distinguish on ultrasound from hemorrhagic cysts, mucinous cystic neoplasm and endometriomas (9).
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