Intraocular Teratoma in Association With Sacrococcygeal Teratoma: A Clinicopathologic Report

Abstract

A benign sacrococcygeal teratoma was resected from an infant at birth. Four weeks later, intraocular tumors were identified in the right eye. The eye expanded in size and was removed at 16 weeks. A benign cystic intraocular teratoma was identified.

Pediatric Intraocular Immature Teratoma Associated With Sacrococcygeal Teratoma

“…Similar to our case, the intraocular tumor of the right eye was discovered incidentally four weeks later during screening for ROP; the eye was removed at 14 weeks of life. 6 In all three of these previously reported cases, enucleation of the affected eye was curative, and the patients were without evidence of disease 2 to 5 years following treatment.…”

“…3 A literature review reveals only three previous case reports of intraocular teratomas. [4][5][6] Given the rarity of teratomas occurring in the eye, more common intraocular neoplasms must be excluded prior to arriving at the diagnosis. Retinoblastoma, the most common pediatric intraocular neoplasm, is composed of small round blue cells and has a vastly different histologic appearance than our tumor.…”

Pediatric Mass Lesions of the Fundus

“…Sağlıklı, zamanında doğan yeni doğanlarda görülebileceği gibi, [25] vücudun diğer kısımlarını tutan kistik tümörlere de eşlik edebilir. [26,27] Kapak kolobomu ve dezorganize glob görünümünün olduğu bir intraoküler teratom olgu da bildirilmiştir. [28] Teratomlar her üç germ yaprağından(ektoderm, mezoderm ve endoderm) yapıları içerebilen kistik yapılardır.…”