Coexistence of mature teratoma and thecoma in an ovary. A report of two cases

Acta Pathol Jpn. 1991 Dec;41(12):922-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1991.tb01640.x.

Abstract

Two cases of coexisting mature teratoma and thecoma are reported. In Case 1, a 36-year-old woman presented with severe genital bleeding and an ovarian tumor, 12 x 9 cm in size, was found. In Case 2, a 48-year-old postmenopausal woman presented with severe lower abdominal pain and an ovarian tumor, 15 x 11 cm in size, was detected. Macroscopically, the resected tumors of both cases showed a unilocular cystic tumor adjacent to a solid tumor. Microscopically, the cystic tumors were composed of cutaneous tissues and the solid tumors consisted of spindle cells with lipid-rich cytoplasm, arranged in interlacing bundles. The cystic tumor and the solid tumor were completely separate and no transitional features were recognized histologically.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dermoid Cyst / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*
  • Ovarian Cysts / pathology*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Thecoma / pathology*