Multiple Presacral Teratomas in an 18-year-old Girl: A Case Report.
10.3393/jksc.2011.27.2.90
- Author:
Young Jin PARK
1
Author Information
1. Department of Coloproctology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea. parkyj@dumc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adult presacral teratoma;
Multiple
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Female;
Humans;
Infant;
Teratoma
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology
2011;27(2):90-93
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Although the sacrococcygeal area is the most common site for a teratoma in infants, it is a rare site for a teratoma in older patients. Most of the teratomas found in this area in adults are single mass, but in a few cases, multiple masses have been reported. The author reports on the case of an 18-year-old female patient with 3 presacral teratomas. The tumors were surgically removed via a transabdominal approach and were pathologically diagnosed as mature cystic teratomas. This case report indicates that an adult presacral teratoma can appear as multiple tumors, although it is very unusual.
