teratoma
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- Medical condition.name
- Teratoma (Tumour)
- Medical condition.image
- Mature cystic teratoma of ovary.jpg
- Medical condition.caption
- A small (4 cm) dermoid cyst of an ovary, discovered during cesarean section
- Medical condition.field
- Gynecology, oncology
- Medical condition.symptoms
- Minimal, painless lump
- Medical condition.complications
- Ovarian torsion, testicular torsion, hydrops fetalis
- Medical condition.types
- Mature, immature
- Medical condition.causes
- Unknown
- Medical condition.diagnosis
- Tissue biopsy
- Medical condition.differential
- Lipoma, dermoid, myelomeningocele
- Medical condition.treatment
- Surgery, chemotherapy
- Medical condition.frequency
- 1 in 30,000 newborns (coccyx)
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28 sectionsContents
- Symptoms
- Cause and diagnosis
- Treatment
- Epidemiology
- Types
- Immature teratoma
- Gliomatosis peritoneii
- Dermoid cyst
- Fetus ''in fetu'' and fetiform teratoma
- ''Struma ovarii''
- Epignathus
- Fetal teratomas
- Complications
- Pathophysiology
- Hypotheses of origin
- Diagnosis
- Classification
- Malignant transformation
- Extraspinal ependymoma
- Treatment
- Surgery
- Chemotherapy
- Follow-up
- Epidemiology
- Other animals
- Use in stem cell research
- References
- External links
A teratoma is a tumor made up of several types of tissue, such as hair, muscle, teeth, or bone. Teratomata typically form in the tailbone (where it is known as a sacrococcygeal teratoma), ovary, or testicle.
==Symptoms== Symptoms may be minimal if the tumor is small. A testicular teratoma may present as a painless lump. Complications may include ovarian torsion, testicular torsion, or hydrops fetalis.