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Rare giant: mature cystic teratoma in the liver
Teratomas are rare pluripotent embryonic tumours occurring mostly in gonadal organs and pediatric age groups. Mature cystic teratoma in the liver are rare, and to the best of our knowledge, only a dozen cases in adults have been published in the literature. We present a 27-year-old female who had a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6900339/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31832137 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjz347 |
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author | Jaklitsch, Manuel Sobral, Mafalda de Figueiredo, António Augusto Ferreira Pinto Martins, Americo Marques, Hugo Pinto |
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description | Teratomas are rare pluripotent embryonic tumours occurring mostly in gonadal organs and pediatric age groups. Mature cystic teratoma in the liver are rare, and to the best of our knowledge, only a dozen cases in adults have been published in the literature. We present a 27-year-old female who had a history of loss of appetite and mild abdominal distention. Computed Tomography revealed a liver mass suggestive of teratoma. The patient underwent elective surgery, and the diagnosis of mature cystic liver teratoma was confirmed histologically. Measuring 23 cm in a longitudinal axis, the patient had an uneventful post-operative evolution and was discharged on day eight. Teratomas in the liver are a rare finding, especially in adults, mostly due to their asymptomatic evolution. Due to the possibility of malignant transformation, complete surgical resection remains the best treatment option. |
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spelling | pubmed-69003392019-12-12 Rare giant: mature cystic teratoma in the liver Jaklitsch, Manuel Sobral, Mafalda de Figueiredo, António Augusto Ferreira Pinto Martins, Americo Marques, Hugo Pinto J Surg Case Rep Case Report Teratomas are rare pluripotent embryonic tumours occurring mostly in gonadal organs and pediatric age groups. Mature cystic teratoma in the liver are rare, and to the best of our knowledge, only a dozen cases in adults have been published in the literature. We present a 27-year-old female who had a history of loss of appetite and mild abdominal distention. Computed Tomography revealed a liver mass suggestive of teratoma. The patient underwent elective surgery, and the diagnosis of mature cystic liver teratoma was confirmed histologically. Measuring 23 cm in a longitudinal axis, the patient had an uneventful post-operative evolution and was discharged on day eight. Teratomas in the liver are a rare finding, especially in adults, mostly due to their asymptomatic evolution. Due to the possibility of malignant transformation, complete surgical resection remains the best treatment option. Oxford University Press 2019-12-09 /pmc/articles/PMC6900339/ /pubmed/31832137 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjz347 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. © The Author(s) 2019. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com |
spellingShingle | Case Report Jaklitsch, Manuel Sobral, Mafalda de Figueiredo, António Augusto Ferreira Pinto Martins, Americo Marques, Hugo Pinto Rare giant: mature cystic teratoma in the liver |
title | Rare giant: mature cystic teratoma in the liver |
title_full | Rare giant: mature cystic teratoma in the liver |
title_fullStr | Rare giant: mature cystic teratoma in the liver |
title_full_unstemmed | Rare giant: mature cystic teratoma in the liver |
title_short | Rare giant: mature cystic teratoma in the liver |
title_sort | rare giant: mature cystic teratoma in the liver |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6900339/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31832137 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjz347 |
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