Growing Teratoma Syndrome: Two case reports

Abstract

We present two cases of nine and twenty-seven years old girls with recurrence of immature teratoma after an incomplete surgical staging. In both cases, there were huge abdominopelvic masses despite decrease in tumor markers with chemotherapy. Complete surgical resection of these masses was done, and histopathology showed only mature teratoma.

Extra‐gonadal mature teratoma: A case report of retroperitoneal location with a literature review

“…Benign teratomas are usually asymptomatic 11 . Symptoms are related to the increase in volume causing compression of surrounding structures 5,12 . As in our case, patient may present with back or abdominal pain, genito‐urinary, or gastro‐intestinal symptoms.…”

“…11 Symptoms are related to the increase in volume causing compression of surrounding structures . 5,12 As in our case, patient may present with back or abdominal pain, genito-urinary, or gastro-intestinal symptoms. Lower extremity or genital edema may be also noted.…”