Retroperitoneal teratoma presenting as an abscess in childhood

Nguyen, Charles; Kratovil, Tonya; Edwards, Mary J.

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.07.053

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“…[2,3] Patients present with abdominal distension or a palpable mass. Occasionally, the tumour is present antenatally and diagnosed at birth, these neonatal teratomas have a higher incidence of malignancy than those in older children.…”

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Primary retroperitoneal teratomas in children: A single institution experience

Rattan

Kadian

Nair

et al. 2010

Afr J Paediatr Surg

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Primary retroperitoneal teratomas in children: A single institution experience

Rattan

Kadian

Nair

et al. 2010

Afr J Paediatr Surg

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“…Retroperitoneal teratomas in supra renal location are extremely rare (3.5-4% of all germ cell tumors.) [12] , seen more in females than in males [6,13] . Retroperitoneal teratomas are often located near the upper pole of the kidney with preponderance on the left side [13] .Our patient had a left sided supra renal cystic mass and was a female infant of 15 months age.…”

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Supra Renal Teratoma- A Case Report

Mishra¹

2017

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“…6 • Retroperitoneal teratomas comprises of 3.5-4% of all germ cell tumours in children and 11% of primary retroperitoneal neoplasms. 7,8 It is the third most common type of retroperitoneal neoplasm in infant and children after Wilms' tumour and neuroblastoma. 9 • Germ cell tumours can be congenital or acquired.…”

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Retroperitoneal Teratoma in Infancy: A Rare Case

Khanduri¹,

Huda²,

Kumar³

et al. 2016

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Teratomas are congenital tumours arising from all three germ cell layers. Retroperitoneal teratoma is very uncommon in the infant age group. Patient commonly presents with progressive abdominal distension and intra-abdominal lump. Teratomas comprises of third most common type of retroperitoneal neoplasm seen in infants and children after Wilms' tumour and neuroblastoma. We hereby report a case of a giant retroperitoneal teratoma in an infant. A 3-month-old female child was admitted with complaint of abdominal distension. Abdominal USG and CT scan revealed a tumour suggestive of retroperitoneal teratoma. Intraoperative finding revealed a large retroperitoneal tumour occupying mainly the whole of the abdomen. Resection of tumour was done successfully.

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Retroperitoneal teratoma presenting as an abscess in childhood

Cited by 24 publications

References 10 publications

Primary retroperitoneal teratomas in children: A single institution experience

Primary retroperitoneal teratomas in children: A single institution experience

Supra Renal Teratoma- A Case Report

Retroperitoneal Teratoma in Infancy: A Rare Case

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