Pregnancy or teratoma? A case report

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Published: Oct 13, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37416/rmc.v34i2.540
Keywords:
Teratoma, Neoplasias Pélvicas, Cáncer de Ovario Teratoma, Adnexal disease, Ovarian neoplasm

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Angelique Orillac-DeObaldia
Internal Physician of the Saint Thomas Hospital
Pave Mislov-Vallarino
Internal Physician
Yassiel Pineda-Aguilar
Internal Physician
Samuel Moreno-Wynter
Internal Physician

Abstract

The following case was developed at Hospital Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid in Panama City. This is a case report of a large adnexal mass in a young patient with a recent history of abortion, therefore requiring a more in-depth study to rule out malignancy. The mass causes pain and esthetic and functional discomfort to the patient as well as a significant elevation of human chorionic gonadotropin hormone, which is used as a marker for pregnancy and malignancies. After extensive surgery a 21 x 17 x 13 cm mass is removed, and adjacent affected structures are repaired. The mass is sent in for pathologic evaluation, which confirms the diagnosis of mature cystic teratoma.

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Orillac-DeObaldia A, Mislov-Vallarino P, Pineda-Aguilar Y, Moreno-Wynter S. Pregnancy or teratoma? A case report. Rev Méd Cient [Internet]. 2021Oct.13 [cited 2025Dec.30];34(2):8-12. Available from: https://www.revistamedicocientifica.org/index.php/rmc/article/view/540
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Vol. 34 No. 2 (2021): Revista Médico Científica Vol. 34.2 (2021)
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Clinical Cases
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