Research Article

Bening Kistik Over Teratomları

Volume: 23 Number: 6 December 31, 1970
Hikmet Yavuz
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Bening Kistik Over Teratomları

Abstract

A comprehensive evaluation was conducted on 51 cases of benign cystic teratomas diagnosed and treated in our clinic over the past 20 years. Benign cystic teratomas are generally considered tumors of reproductive-age women. Clinical symptoms, findings, and complications differ significantly across premenopausal, menopausal, and postmenopausal stages. In young and middle-aged women, particularly those desiring fertility and the continuation of menstrual cycles, conservative surgical approaches are appropriate when the tumor is unilateral and the contralateral ovary appears healthy. In such cases, oophorectomy or cystectomy alone is often sufficient. The reported rate of malignant transformation in cystic teratomas rarely exceeds 0.8%, supporting this conservative approach. In our own series, the rate was found to be 1.8%, further reinforcing this view. However, if there is even minimal suspicion of malignancy—either clinically or based on intraoperative frozen section findings—more radical surgery is warranted, especially in women over 40 years of age. Additionally, in patients presenting with signs of hyperthyroidism but without clear thyroid pathology—or in whom symptoms persist following thyroidectomy—active struma ovarii should be considered. Nevertheless, not all cases of struma ovarii present with overt hyperthyroidism. In conclusion, benign cystic teratomas are tumors that can lead to various complications and, although rarely, may undergo malignant transformation. They should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of ovarian enlargement, and early surgical intervention should be pursued.

Keywords

Benign Cystic Ovarian Teratoma, Oophorectomy and Treatment Strategies, Complications in Ovarian Tumors

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APA
Yavuz, H. (1970). Bening Kistik Over Teratomları. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, 23(6), 1724-1736. https://izlik.org/JA77WH54ST
AMA
1.Yavuz H. Bening Kistik Over Teratomları. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 1970;23(6):1724-1736. https://izlik.org/JA77WH54ST
Chicago
Yavuz, Hikmet. 1970. “Bening Kistik Over Teratomları”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 23 (6): 1724-36. https://izlik.org/JA77WH54ST.
EndNote
Yavuz H (December 1, 1970) Bening Kistik Over Teratomları. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 23 6 1724–1736.
IEEE
[1]H. Yavuz, “Bening Kistik Over Teratomları”, Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 1724–1736, Dec. 1970, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA77WH54ST
ISNAD
Yavuz, Hikmet. “Bening Kistik Over Teratomları”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 23/6 (December 1, 1970): 1724-1736. https://izlik.org/JA77WH54ST.
JAMA
1.Yavuz H. Bening Kistik Over Teratomları. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 1970;23:1724–1736.
MLA
Yavuz, Hikmet. “Bening Kistik Over Teratomları”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, vol. 23, no. 6, Dec. 1970, pp. 1724-36, https://izlik.org/JA77WH54ST.
Vancouver
1.Hikmet Yavuz. Bening Kistik Over Teratomları. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası [Internet]. 1970 Dec. 1;23(6):1724-36. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA77WH54ST