Primary retroperitoneal mature cystic teratoma in an adult: A case report

BACKGROUND: Mature cystic teratoma is one of the most common tumors of the ovaries; however, primary retroperitoneal lesions are rare entities in adults. CASE SUMMARY: We report a case of a 33 year-old woman noticing a mass in her epigastric and left upper abdominal region without any specific signs...

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Autores principales: Peyvandi, Hassan, Arsan, Fahimeh, Alipour-faz, Athena, Yousefi, Maryam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5072139/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27769025
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.10.011
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Mature cystic teratoma is one of the most common tumors of the ovaries; however, primary retroperitoneal lesions are rare entities in adults. CASE SUMMARY: We report a case of a 33 year-old woman noticing a mass in her epigastric and left upper abdominal region without any specific signs and symptoms. Radiological evaluation revealed a retroperitoneal mass with extension from the posterior aspect of the pancreas to the pelvic cavity, composed of calcifications and cystic elements. CONCLUSION: The tumor was resected through a midline laparotomy and the pathology report confirmed the diagnosis of a mature cystic teratoma with no evidence of malignancy or immature components.

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