Clinical case reports
Chronic Granulomatous Peritonitis From Recurrent Bilateral Ovarian Mature Cystic Teratomas Masquerade as Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
By Sadeghian Z, Cardenas J, Lyapichev K and 4 others.
Abstract
Although rare, ruptured mature cystic teratoma (MCT) can cause chronic granulomatous peritonitis that mimics peritoneal carcinomatosis. In patients with a history of cystectomy for MCT, careful clinicoradiologic and histopathologic correlation is essential to avoid misdiagnosis and unnecessary aggressive treatment.
Keywords
- bilateral ovarian teratoma
- chronic granulomatous peritonitis
- mature cystic teratoma
- peritoneal carcinomatosis
- recurrent ovarian teratoma
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