Teratoma quístico de ovario con múltiples glóbulos flotantes intraquísticos

Cristina Carvallo Tapia; Duly Torres Cepeda; Eduardo Reyna Villasmil

doi:10.31403/rpgo.v62i1949

Authors

Cristina Carvallo Tapia Médica cirujana, Residente del Post-grado de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Servicio de Obstetricia y Ginecología - Maternidad "Dr. Nerio Belloso", Hospital Central “Dr. Urquinaona”, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Duly Torres Cepeda Doctor en Ciencias Médicas, Especialista en Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital Central “Dr. Urquinaona”, Maracaibo, Venezuela. Servicio de Obstetricia y Ginecología - Maternidad "Dr. Nerio Belloso", Hospital Central “Dr. Urquinaona”, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Eduardo Reyna Villasmil Doctor en Ciencias Médicas, Especialista en Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital Central “Dr. Urquinaona”, Maracaibo, Venezuela. Servicio de Obstetricia y Ginecología - Maternidad "Dr. Nerio Belloso", Hospital Central “Dr. Urquinaona”, Maracaibo, Venezuela

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31403/rpgo.v62i1949

Abstract

Ovarian cystic teratomas are mainly composed of a cyst enterily or partly lined by epithelium resembling keratinized epidermis with sebaceous and sweat glands. The presence of floating balls or globules inside an ovarian cystic teratoma is an unusual finding. We report a 40-yearold with a history of pelvic pain for 6 months. The ultrasonographic evaluation showed an ovarian cyst of 26 x 16 centimeters with multiple mobile, spherical echogenic structures floating in the cystic mass. Right oophorosalpingectomy was performed by laparotomy. Histopathology diagnosis was mature cystic teratoma. The appearance of intracystic floating globules is rarely seen but it is pathognomonic for mature cystic teratoma.