Primary malignant melanoma arising in an ovarian cystic teratoma

摘要

Primary malignant melanoma arising in an ovarian cystic teratoma is exceedingly rare event with an estimated incidence of 0.2-0.8%. So far, there have been approximately only 47 relevant reports. We report a case of primary malignant melanoma of the ovary arising in a cystic teratoma here. Moreover, we review systematically the disease from the following aspects, that origin, clinical characteristics, accessory examination, pathological features, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, prognosis. Copyright (C) 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.