Clinical evaluation of mature teratomas containing malignant elements.

  • Authors:
    • K Hirai
    • O Ishiko
    • F Itoh
    • E Nakagawa
    • Y Kanaoka
    • T Sumi
    • S Ogita
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  • Published online on: May 1, 2000     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.7.3.655
  • Pages: 655-662
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Abstract

We investigated the possibility of preoperative diagnosis and clinical features of mature ovarian teratoma containing malignant elements (MOTME). Between 1982 and 1998 in our hospital, MOTME accounted for 2.0% (5 cases) of the total of 251 patients with mature ovarian teratoma (ages, 37-72; mean age, 60.6). Serum CA19-9, CA125, SCC and CEA levels were high. All cases were strongly suspected malignancies, preoperatively diagnosed using serum tumor markers with diagnostic imaging. Two cases of stage I squamous cell carcinoma and one case of borderline malignancy survived, while the other two advanced cases died within 8 months.

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Hirai K, Ishiko O, Itoh F, Nakagawa E, Kanaoka Y, Sumi T and Ogita S: Clinical evaluation of mature teratomas containing malignant elements.. Oncol Rep 7: 655-662, 2000.
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Hirai, K., Ishiko, O., Itoh, F., Nakagawa, E., Kanaoka, Y., Sumi, T., & Ogita, S. (2000). Clinical evaluation of mature teratomas containing malignant elements.. Oncology Reports, 7, 655-662. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.7.3.655
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Hirai, K., Ishiko, O., Itoh, F., Nakagawa, E., Kanaoka, Y., Sumi, T., Ogita, S."Clinical evaluation of mature teratomas containing malignant elements.". Oncology Reports 7.3 (2000): 655-662.
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Hirai, K., Ishiko, O., Itoh, F., Nakagawa, E., Kanaoka, Y., Sumi, T., Ogita, S."Clinical evaluation of mature teratomas containing malignant elements.". Oncology Reports 7, no. 3 (2000): 655-662. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.7.3.655