Adolfo Eduardo Barragán-Curiel, Carlos Murillo-Zepeda, Karla Fernanda Castro-Perez, Francisco Omar Alcalá-Aguirre, Lilian Sabinne Diaz-Montoya, Omar Alfonso Ruiz-Félix, José Antonio Acevedo-Delgado, Moyra Velasco-Preciado
Mature cystic teratomas, also called dermoid cysts, are the most common germ-cell ovarian neoplasms in children. On average, ovarian dermoid cysts are slow-growing neoplasms with a mean size between 6.4 and 7.0 cm that enlarge at a rate of 1.8 mm/year; however, these can reach large dimensions. Giant ovarian tumors are defined as those having a maximum diameter equal to or more than 15 cm; these represent a therapeutic challenge as they increase the risk of wide wound size and surgical invasiveness. In this paper, we present a case of a 10-year-old Hispanic female that complained of abdominal pain, distension, and nausea...
2023: Case Reports in Oncology