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Case Reports
. 2016 Apr 10;5(2):15.
eCollection 2016 Apr-Jun.

Retroperitoneal Mature Cystic Teratoma in a Neonate: A Case Report

Prashant Sadashiv Patil  1 , Paras Kothari  1 , Abhaya Gupta  1 , Vishesh Dikshit  1 , Ravi Kamble  1 , Geeta Kekre  1 , Shahaji Deshmukh  1
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Case Reports

Retroperitoneal Mature Cystic Teratoma in a Neonate: A Case Report

Prashant Sadashiv Patil et al. J Neonatal Surg. .

Abstract

We report a case of retroperitoneal mature cystic teratoma in a 2-day-old neonate. Diagnostic and surgical procedure including its complexity and relevant literature review has been discussed.

Keywords: Mature teratoma; Neonate; Retroperitoneum.

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Figure 1: CT scan of the abdomen showing solid cystic tumor in retroperitoneum with foci of calcification
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Figure 2: Cut surface of excised tumor
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