Growing teratoma syndrome: Two case reports. Issue 5 (9th May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shrestha, Anju; Dhakal, Hari; Pandey, Sirish Raj; Amatya, Kapendra Shekhar; Shrestha, Sudip; Tiwari, Prakash Nidhi; lama, Srijana
• Is Part Of: Clinical case reports. Volume 10:Issue 5(2022)
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• Publication Date: 2022-05-09
• Subjects: chemotherapy retroconversion -- growing teratoma syndrome -- ovarian germ cell tumor; Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.09
• DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.5803
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-0904

Abstract

Abstract: We present two cases of 10 and 27 years old girls with recurrence of immature teratoma after an incomplete surgical staging. In both cases, there were huge abdominopelvic masses despite decrease in tumor markers with chemotherapy. Complete surgical resection of these masses was done, and histopathology showed only mature teratoma. Abstract : In growing teratoma syndrome, the metastatic tumors do not decrease in size despite the normalization of serum tumor markers with chemotherapy. Because of its high recurrence, timely complete surgical resection is preferred treatment.