Extra‐gonadal mature teratoma: A case report of retroperitoneal location with a literature review

Extra‐gonadal mature teratoma is a benign tumor occurring rarely in adults. The retroperitoneal localization constitutes less than 4%. Treatment consists of surgical resection. Histological examination is essential for definitive diagnosis. We reported an unusual case of mature retroperitoneal terat...

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Autores principales: Mahjoubi, Mohamed Farès, Hamdi Kbir, Ghassen, Maatouk, Mohamed, Messaoudi, Sohaib, Rezgui, Bochra, Ben Moussa, Mounir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9290779/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35865777
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6093
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Sumario:Extra‐gonadal mature teratoma is a benign tumor occurring rarely in adults. The retroperitoneal localization constitutes less than 4%. Treatment consists of surgical resection. Histological examination is essential for definitive diagnosis. We reported an unusual case of mature retroperitoneal teratoma discovered in a young man with abdominal pain.

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