%0 Journal Article %A M. Terzic %A M. Dokic %A B. Stimec %T Immature ovarian teratoma in a young girl: very short course and lethal outcome. A case report %D 2005 %R 10.1136/ijgc-00009577-200503000-00033 %J International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer %P 382-384 %V 15 %N 2 %X Immature teratomas of the ovary represent less than 1% of all ovarian teratomas. They contain several tissues that derive from the three embryologic layers: ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. We report the case of a 17-year-old girl who presented with an immature teratoma of the left ovary that recurred 3 months later as an inoperable malignant neuroepithelial peritoneal tumor resembling a glioblastoma. She died 3 weeks after the second explorative operation. The very aggressive course and fast lethal outcome could be explained by the patient's refusal to receive chemotherapy after the initial operation %U https://ijgc.bmj.com/content/ijgc/15/2/382.full.pdf