Primary retroperitoneal teratoma with predominant neurogenic elements masquerading as adrenal tumor
Author(s) -
Sonam Sharma,
Leelavathi Dawson,
Ashish Kumar Mandal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
turkish journal of pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.305
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1309-5730
pISSN - 1018-5615
DOI - 10.5146/tjpath.2016.01365
Subject(s) - teratoma , germ cell tumors , pathology , germ cell , germ layer , medicine , retroperitoneal space , anatomy , adrenal gland , parenchyma , biology , embryonic stem cell , radiology , chemotherapy , biochemistry , induced pluripotent stem cell , gene
Primary retroperitoneal teratomas are uncommon extragonadal nonseminomatous germ cell tumors that are composed of well differentiated parenchymal tissues which are derived from more than one of the three embryonic germ cell layers. Here we report an unusual and first of its kind, a case of primary mature cystic retroperitoneal teratoma mimicking as adrenal tumor in a 7-month-old female in which the tumor was predominantly composed of neurogenic tissue histologically which is unlike the usual pattern seen in the teratomas.
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