Low-grade immature teratomas with peritoneal gliomatosis; a case report |
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| Authors: | S Gratama A M Swaak-Saeys R M van der Weiden S Chadha |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pathology, St. Franciscus Gasthuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. |
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| Abstract: | Immature teratomas with peritoneal gliomatosis are rare. Eight cases have been registered by the Dutch Ovarian Tumor Committee and one patient, presented in this paper, was treated recently. The follow-up in these cases indicates a good prognosis, even in grade 2 teratomas. Peritoneal implants do not influence adversely the prognosis when they are composed of mature glial tissue. A conservative approach seems to be justified. |
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