Mature teratoma of liver in an adult male patient
Teratomas are germ cell tumors occurring usually in gonadal organs. They are neoplasms composed of one or more of the three germ layers. Extragonadal teratomas are uncommonly reported in the literature. The liver is an extremely rare site for teratoma, constituting < 1% of all teratomas. The majo...
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| author | Firdos Saba Tahira Hamid Hamzeh Younes M Alrawashdeh Mohammad Shahid Iqbal Aisha Tabassum |
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| description | Teratomas are germ cell tumors occurring usually in gonadal organs. They are neoplasms composed of one or more of the three germ layers. Extragonadal teratomas are uncommonly reported in the literature. The liver is an extremely rare site for teratoma, constituting < 1% of all teratomas. The majority of the liver teratomas are found in the pediatric population with only a dozen cases reported in adults to the best of our knowledge. We present a case of a 27-year-old male with a history of abdominal pain of 5 months duration. CT scan revealed liver mass suggesting teratoma. The patient underwent cholecystectomy and segmental liver resection. Histopathology revealed mature cystic teratoma. Complete resection remains the best treatment option. Teratomas of the liver are extremely rare, constituting < 1% of all teratomas. An extensive review of the literature yielded < 50 cases of primary hepatic teratomas with only a dozen cases in adults and only two cases in males. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cef0751248e94c18a7da7887b8dad2cc2024-04-13T02:59:37ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0377-49290974-51302023-01-0166484885110.4103/ijpm.ijpm_430_21Mature teratoma of liver in an adult male patientFirdos SabaTahira HamidHamzeh Younes M AlrawashdehMohammad Shahid IqbalAisha TabassumTeratomas are germ cell tumors occurring usually in gonadal organs. They are neoplasms composed of one or more of the three germ layers. Extragonadal teratomas are uncommonly reported in the literature. The liver is an extremely rare site for teratoma, constituting < 1% of all teratomas. The majority of the liver teratomas are found in the pediatric population with only a dozen cases reported in adults to the best of our knowledge. We present a case of a 27-year-old male with a history of abdominal pain of 5 months duration. CT scan revealed liver mass suggesting teratoma. The patient underwent cholecystectomy and segmental liver resection. Histopathology revealed mature cystic teratoma. Complete resection remains the best treatment option. Teratomas of the liver are extremely rare, constituting < 1% of all teratomas. An extensive review of the literature yielded < 50 cases of primary hepatic teratomas with only a dozen cases in adults and only two cases in males.http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2023;volume=66;issue=4;spage=848;epage=851;aulast=Sabagerm cell tumorliverteratoma |
| spellingShingle | Firdos Saba Tahira Hamid Hamzeh Younes M Alrawashdeh Mohammad Shahid Iqbal Aisha Tabassum Mature teratoma of liver in an adult male patient Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology germ cell tumor liver teratoma |
| title | Mature teratoma of liver in an adult male patient |
| title_full | Mature teratoma of liver in an adult male patient |
| title_fullStr | Mature teratoma of liver in an adult male patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mature teratoma of liver in an adult male patient |
| title_short | Mature teratoma of liver in an adult male patient |
| title_sort | mature teratoma of liver in an adult male patient |
| topic | germ cell tumor liver teratoma |
| url | http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2023;volume=66;issue=4;spage=848;epage=851;aulast=Saba |
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