Document Type : Case Report Article
Authors
- sedigheh Ghasemian Dizajmehr 1
- Mahsa Mohammadi Irvanlou 2
- Afshin mohammadi 3
- farzaneh Rashidi fakari 4
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
2 Department of pathology, faculty of medicine, Urmia university of medical sciences, Urmia, Iran
3 Department of radiology, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
4 4. Department of Midwifery, School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
Abstract
Background: ovarian mature cystic teratomas (OMCTS) is one of the most common benign ovarian tumors. Most of MCTs can be diagnosed at ultrasonography (us). Due to heterogeneous composition and a variety of appearance, in some non-diagnostic imaging reports it is suggested that we evaluate some tumor markers (CA125 and CA19-9) to complement imaging modalities. According to previous investigation a single elevated CA 19-9 is in association of specific radio-pathologic features, such as size, torsion, bronchial glands, fat and teeth components. Here we are presenting three various cases of OMCT with different characteristics.
Case Presentation: case 1: asymptomatic, non-diagnose US, single- elevated CA19-9, smaller than in 10 cm with bronchial glands and fat component. Case 2: symptomatic, non-diagnostic US , normal CA19-9, larger than 10 cm with torsion and necrosis. Case 3: symptomatic, diagnostic US, single- elevated CA19-9, smaller than 10 cm, full of hair and Sebaceous material. Computer tomography (CT), in all of our cases was diagnostic based on OMCT. Apologia of pathologic pathway of elevated CA19-9 in both case 1 and 3 was in agreement with the result of previous investigations. In case 2, despite of large size and torsion, CA 19-9 level was low.
Conclusion: single- elevated CA 19-9 level in OMCTs could impact benign characteristics of this kind of tumor.
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