Chronic constipation due to presacral teratoma in a 36-year-old woman: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Teratomas of the sacrococcygeal area are usually diagnosed in infancy and are rarely seen in adults. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 36-year-old Greek woman experiencing chronic constipation due to a benign presacral teratoma. Imaging examinations showed a pelvic mass withou...

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Autores principales: Paramythiotis, Daniel, Papavramidis, Theodossis S, Michalopoulos, Antonios, Papadopoulos, Vassilios N, Apostolidis, Stylianos, Televantou, Despoina, Hytiroglou, Prodromos
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2827428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20205878
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-23
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Teratomas of the sacrococcygeal area are usually diagnosed in infancy and are rarely seen in adults. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 36-year-old Greek woman experiencing chronic constipation due to a benign presacral teratoma. Imaging examinations showed a pelvic mass without evidence of malignancy. An ovoid tumour with a maximum dimension of 6 cm was surgically removed. A histologic examination revealed a mature cystic teratoma. Two years after surgery, the patient is well, with no evidence of recurrence and no constipation. CONCLUSION: Sacrococcygeal teratomas are rare in adults. A high index of suspicion is important in making an early diagnosis. Rectal examination and radiologic evaluation are also valuable.

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