Soonchunhyang Medical Science  2014;20(1):27-30

A Case of Primary Mature Teratoma of the Rectum.

Hyun Sung PARK 1 ; Seung Goun HONG ; Se Young JUNG ; Shin Myung KANG ; Kyoungyong LEE ; Dong Wook YU

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Keywords

Teratoma; Rectum; Exophytic; General surgery

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

A mature teratoma is a tumor composed of normal derivatives of all three germ layers, and usually occurs in ovaries, testes, or mediastinum. Mature teratoma of the gastrointestinal tract occurs less frequently, and case reports of primary mature teratoma of the rectum have not been published much. Here, we report a 65-year-old woman patient presented with lower abdominal discomfort. Colonoscopy revealed a pedunculated polypoid tumor arising from the rectum with hairs on its surface, and endoscopic ultrasound revealed an exophytic pattern bulging from the serosa. The tumor was removed surgically and confirmed histologically as a benign, primary mature teratoma of the rectum.