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The incidence of malignant transformation in mature cystic teratoma (MCT) of the ovary is less than 2% as reported in gynaecological and pathological literature. Here we present a series of five patients, who developed malignant transformation in MCT of the ovary, over a 6-year period (1999–2004). The morphological and clinico-pathological features of malignant transformation in MCT of the ovary are discussed.
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Bal, A., Mohan, H., Singh, S.B. et al. Malignant transformation in mature cystic teratoma of the ovary: report of five cases and review of the literature. Arch Gynecol Obstet 275, 179–182 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-006-0244-x
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