teratoma

Also known as Teratomas (morphologic abnormality)

Key facts

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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Research

30,351 papers

Adult sacrococcygeal teratoma: A review.Medicine · 2022
Mature teratoma of liver in an adult male patient.Indian journal of pathology & microbiology · 2023
[Ovarian teratoma in children. Clinical case and review of the literature].Revue medicale de Liege · 2022
Primary immature teratoma of the thigh: a review.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2023
Gastric Teratoma in Children: A Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature.African journal of paediatric surgery : AJPS · 2024

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Wikidata facts

Image: Mature cystic teratoma of ovary.jpg

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Commons category: Teratomas
NCI Thesaurus ID: C3403
ICPC 2 ID: Y78
exact match: identifiers.org/doid/DOID:3307

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Contents

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
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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.