A case of congenital retroperitoneal immature teratoma.
- Author:
Kie Seok SEO
1
;
Sang Woo KIM
;
Mo HAN
;
Hong Geun CHO
;
Joung Sik RIM
Author Information
1. Wonkwang University, Iri, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
immature teratoma
- MeSH:
Child;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Ovary;
Physical Examination;
Teratoma*;
Testis
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1991;32(3):490-493
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The immature teratoma is extremely rare tumor consisting of mature tissues and immature embryonal tissues. The immature teratoma in children occurs more frequently at the sacrococcygeal bone, testis and ovary. Only 9.5 percent of immature teratomas occur in retroperitoneum. Often the presenting manifestation is asymptomatic with increasing abdominal distention or mass discovered during physical examination. We report a case of congenital retroperitoneal immature teratoma in 3-week-old boy who was treated by surgical excision.
