GROWING TERATOMA SYNDROME : A RARE CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE Nirmala Kampan a , Trika Irianta b , Arifuddin Djuana b , Lim Pei Shan a , Mohd Hashim Omar, Ahmad Zailani Hatta Mohd Dali a . a Department of Gynaecology-oncology unit, UKM Medical Centre, Malaysia. b Department of Gynaecology-oncology unit, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia •This report concerned a young patient with growing teratoma syndrome who required complete resection. •Residual disease is the commonest suspicion following fertility conserving surgery for immature teratoma of ovary in a young woman. •Administration of adjuvant chemotherapy is the usual course pathway for management of residual disease. •An enlarging intraperitoneal mass despite course of chemotherapy is usually due to treatment failure but rarely may be as a result of growing teratoma syndrome. •Complete resection is essential to prevent progression of tumour and is often curative, hence, will render better prognosis as mature teratoma are resistant to both chemotherapy and radiotherapy. ABSTRACT CASE PRESENTATION POST-OPERATIVE DISCUSSION REFERENCES INTRA-OPERATIVE FINDINGS CHEMOTHERAPY FOLLOW-UP GROWING TERATOMA SYNDROME IS SUSPECTED FIGO stage 1a SECOND SURGERY SECOND SURGERY
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GROWING TERATOMA SYNDROME : A RARE CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Nirmala Kampana, Trika Iriantab, Arifuddin Djuanab, Lim Pei Shana, Mohd Hashim Omar, Ahmad Zailani Hatta Mohd Dalia. aDepartment of Gynaecology-oncology unit, UKM Medical Centre, Malaysia.bDepartment of Gynaecology-oncology unit, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
•This report concerned a young patient with growing teratoma syndrome who required complete resection.
•Residual disease is the commonest suspicion following fertility conserving surgery for immature teratoma of ovary in a young woman.
•Administration of adjuvant chemotherapy is the usual course pathway for management of residual disease.
•An enlarging intraperitoneal mass despite course of chemotherapy is usually due to treatment failure but rarely may be as a result of growing teratoma syndrome.
•Complete resection is essential to prevent progression of tumour and is often curative, hence, will render better prognosis as mature teratoma are resistant to both chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
•This report concerned a young patient with growing teratoma syndrome who required complete resection.
•Residual disease is the commonest suspicion following fertility conserving surgery for immature teratoma of ovary in a young woman.
•Administration of adjuvant chemotherapy is the usual course pathway for management of residual disease.
•An enlarging intraperitoneal mass despite course of chemotherapy is usually due to treatment failure but rarely may be as a result of growing teratoma syndrome.
•Complete resection is essential to prevent progression of tumour and is often curative, hence, will render better prognosis as mature teratoma are resistant to both chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
ABSTRACT
CASE PRESENTATION
POST-OPERATIVE
DISCUSSION
REFERENCES
INTRA-OPERATIVE FINDINGS
CHEMOTHERAPY
FOLLOW-UP
GROWING TERATOMA SYNDROME IS SUSPECTED
FIGO stage 1a
SECOND SURGERY
SECOND SURGERY
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