Assistant Professor of General Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Teratomas are germ cell tumors of a nonseminomatous type. Whereas most teratomas occur in the ovaries and testes of adolescents, they can be found in midline structures such as sacrococcygeum (congenitally), anterior mediastinum, retroperitoneum, and the pineal gland. Primary retroperitoneal teratomas are extremely rare in adults. We meanwhile describe the latest report of mature retroperitoneum teratoma, introduce the case of an 18-year-old man with 20×20 Cm abdominal mass that undergone surgery. Histopathological examination revealed a mature teratoma.
Peyvandi,H , Kakavand,M , Mousavian,S and Emadei,M . (2009). Mature Retroperitoneal Teratoma, Report of a Case and Review Literature. Iranian Journal of Surgery, 17(Autumn), 85-89.
MLA
Peyvandi,H , , Kakavand,M , , Mousavian,S , and Emadei,M . "Mature Retroperitoneal Teratoma, Report of a Case and Review Literature", Iranian Journal of Surgery, 17, Autumn, 2009, 85-89.
HARVARD
Peyvandi H, Kakavand M, Mousavian S, Emadei M. (2009). 'Mature Retroperitoneal Teratoma, Report of a Case and Review Literature', Iranian Journal of Surgery, 17(Autumn), pp. 85-89.
CHICAGO
H Peyvandi, M Kakavand, S Mousavian and M Emadei, "Mature Retroperitoneal Teratoma, Report of a Case and Review Literature," Iranian Journal of Surgery, 17 Autumn (2009): 85-89,
VANCOUVER
Peyvandi H, Kakavand M, Mousavian S, Emadei M. Mature Retroperitoneal Teratoma, Report of a Case and Review Literature. Iranian Journal of Surgery. 2009;17(Autumn):85-89.
