Ovarian mature cystic teratoma with fistula formation into the rectum: a case report.

Yuichiro KizakiTomonori NagaiKen OharaYosuke GomiTaichi AkahoriYoshihisa OnoShigetaka MatsunagaYasushi TakaiMasahiro SaitoKazunori BabaHiroyuki Seki

Published in: SpringerPlus (2016)

Although malignancy is the first consideration when fistula formation is observed between ovarian tumors and surrounding organs, in mature cystic teratoma, local inflammation is more likely than malignant transformation.

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