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KRAS mutation in adenocarcinoma of the gastrointestinal type arising from a mature cystic teratoma of the ovary.
Journal of ovarian research - 6 Sept 2014
Li Yan, Zhang Ruiguang, Pan Danzhen, Huang Bangxing, Weng Mixia, Nie Xiu
Abstract excerpt
Mature cystic teratomas (MCT) in the ovary rarely undergo malignant transformation. Moreover, adenocarcinoma of the gastrointestinal type is much rarer. We present two cases of perimenopausal female pateints with mature cystic teratoma of single ovary, while local adenocarcinoma arising in the MCT. The malignancies showed immunohistochemical features of intestinal differentiation, such as strong positivity for...
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