Can a serious teratoma be cured?

Can a serious teratoma be cured? In fact, ovarian teratoma is a common type of ovarian germ cell tumor. It is not developed after a woman becomes pregnant with a freak, but is derived from the abnormal proliferation of germ cells. It is a tumor that grows in the ovarian tissue and is formed by the abnormal proliferation and aggregation of germ cells.

Ovarian Teratoma Treatment

Among the various types of ovarian tumors, there is one type that contains hair, teeth, bones and fat, which we call ovarian teratoma.

Treatment of ovarian teratoma, there are several types of ovarian teratoma, including mature teratoma and immature teratoma. Among them, cystic mature teratoma, also known as dermoid cyst. Dermoid cyst is one of the most common types, accounting for 10-20% of all ovarian tumors and 85-97% of germ cell tumors. Because it is not related to pregnancy, ovarian teratoma can occur at any age, including newborns, teenagers, middle-aged or elderly people, but 80-90% are women of childbearing age of 20-40 years old.

Ovarian cystic mature teratoma is generally medium-sized and mostly unilateral, 12% bilateral, round or oval in appearance, contained by a smooth capsule, with tough cyst walls, mostly single-chambered, with hair and oil most common in the cyst cavity, and often teeth and bone fragments. These tissues are differentiated and mature, so most tumors are benign, and about 2% become malignant.

Therefore, ovarian teratoma should be treated in a timely manner.

Very few immature teratomas are malignant tumors. They are malignant germ cell tumors with the potential for recurrence and metastasis. The tumors are mostly solid, with cystic areas. The tissue inside the tumor is not like normal tissue, the cells are poorly differentiated, and have the characteristics of metastasis, erosion, and implantation. This disease is more common in adolescents and children.

Generally speaking, the prognosis of immature teratoma is poor, and surgery cannot guarantee complete and clean elimination of it, and there is a risk of recurrence. However, the prognosis of benign teratoma is better, and the possibility of malignant transformation is only 2-3%, which does not affect ovarian function. After the treatment of ovarian teratoma, menstruation is normal, the pregnancy rate is normal, and there is no problem of recurrence.

Ovarian teratomas can be divided into two types: benign and malignant. The benign one is also called mature teratoma, and the malignant one is called immature teratoma.

Generally speaking, once a teratoma is discovered, it should be removed surgically. The scope of the operation depends on the nature of the teratoma. Benign teratoma can be simply removed; malignant teratoma requires a different scope based on the situation. Also, because surgery cannot guarantee complete elimination and there is a possibility of recurrence, chemotherapy is required after surgery and the progression of the disease must be closely monitored over the long term.