Mature Cystic Teratoma Eroding into the Colon

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VWT Chan, DHS Fung, SKY Kwok, WK Wong, KW Tang

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:333-5

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1716439

Mature cystic teratoma is the most common type of ovarian germ cell tumour. It is usually asymptomatic and slow growing until it manifests with torsion, infection, or spontaneous rupture. We report a case of ovarian teratoma eroding into the sigmoid colon with consequent per-rectal bleeding.

Authors' affiliation:
VWT Chan, DHS Fung, SKY Kwok, WK Wong, KW Tang
Department of Radiology and Imaging, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Jordan, Hong Kong

中文摘要

侵蝕結腸的成熟囊性畸胎瘤

陳煒達、馮漢盛、郭欣、王旺根、鄧國穎

成熟囊性畸胎瘤是卵巢生殖細胞腫瘤最常見的類型。它通常無症狀和緩慢生長，直到它表現出扭轉、感染或自發性破裂。本文報告一例卵巢畸胎瘤侵蝕乙狀結腸並導致直腸出血。