Two Cases of Presacral Teratomas in Adult .
- Author:
Byung Sub SHIN
;
Eun Jee BAE
;
Gee Joo KANG
;
Man Soo YOON
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Presacral Teratoma;
Adult
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Gonads;
Humans;
Infant;
Infant, Newborn;
Mediastinum;
Neck;
Teratoma*
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2000;43(11):2050-2054
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Teratomas are neoplasm composed of a wide variety of tissues foreign to the organs or anatomic sites in which they arise. They generally arise in gonads but a few cases are described in extragonadal sites, such as sacro-coccygeal region, mediastinum, neck, and retroperitoneum. Most sacrococcygeal teratomas are encountered in infants, particularly in neonates, and a primary sacrococcygeal teratoma is a extremely rare neoplasm in adults. Recently, we experienced two cases of presacral teratomas arising in adult, therefore we present these cases with a brief review of the literatures
