Retropancreatic Teratoma with Intra-thoracic Extension

Primary retroperitoneal teratoma is a rare entity in adults. We present a case of 23-yearsold female who presented with complaint of abdominal pain in left upper quadrant. Computed tomography scan revealed a retroperitoneal retropancreatic teratoma near celiac axis with intra thoracic extension. Lap...

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Autores principales: Bakhshi, Girish D., Wankhede, Kishor R., Bhadarwar, Ajay H., Tayade, Mukund B., Shenoy, Sachin S., Gore, Sandeep T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3981228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24765493
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/cp.2013.e13
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Sumario:Primary retroperitoneal teratoma is a rare entity in adults. We present a case of 23-yearsold female who presented with complaint of abdominal pain in left upper quadrant. Computed tomography scan revealed a retroperitoneal retropancreatic teratoma near celiac axis with intra thoracic extension. Laparotomy with tumor resection was done. The case report is interesting for intra thoracic extension of retropancreatic teratoma.

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