Iranian Journal of Pathology

Immature Teratoma with Embryonal Carcinoma; a Rare Malignant Mixed Germ Cell Tumor in a 13-Year-Old Girl

Document Type : Case Reports

Authors

Shweta Rana
Manmeet Kaur Gill
Shivani Kalhan
Rahul N Satarkar
Ashok Sangwaiya
Pawan Singh

Dept. of Pathology, SHKM, GMC, Nalhar, Mewat, Haryana, India

Abstract
Malignant mixed germ cell tumors,though rare overall, are the most common type of malignant ovarian neoplasms in young and adolescent girls. These tumors are rapidly growing and can metastasize. We report a case of 13-yr-old girl who presented at SHKM GMC, Nalhar, Mewat, Haryana, India in December 2013 with huge abdominal lump of a malignant mixed germ cell tumor comprising both immature teratoma and embryonal carcinoma. This report illustrates the aggressiveness of this tumor and emphasises the need of early diagnosis and treatment.

Highlights

How to cite this article:
Rana S, Kaur Gill M, Kalhan S, Satarkar RN, Sangwaiya A, Singh P. Immature Teratoma with Embryonal Carcinoma; a Rare Malignant Mixed Germ Cell Tumor in a 13-Year-Old Girl. Iran J Pathol 2016; 11(1): 66-70.

Keywords

Malignant Mixed Germ Cell Tumors
Ovary
Immature Teratoma
Embryonal Carcinoma
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  • Receive Date 18 October 2014
  • Revise Date 06 April 2015
  • Accept Date 16 November 2015

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