A RARE CASE OF OVARIAN CARCINOID ON MATURE CYSTIC TERATOMA IN A 45-YEAR-OLD PATIENT
Khalid Lghamour*, Amina Lakhdar, Najia Zraidi, Ibrahim Lghrab, Aicha Kharbach and Aziz Baidada
ABSTRACT
Primary insular carcinoid tumor of the ovary is a rare tumor and accounts for fewer than 1% of all cases of carcinoid in the body. Ovarian carcinoid tumors are categorized in four groups based on histopathologic patterns: insular, trabecular, mucinous, and strumal. The definitive diagnosis is possible only on postoperative examination of multiple tissue sections. Surgical excision is regarded as the first approach. We describe a case of a primary insular carcinoid tumor with matur teratoma of the ovary measuring just 8 cm in maximal diameter.
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