Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2018 Sep;9(3):436-437.
doi: 10.1007/s13193-018-0789-8. Epub 2018 Jul 20.

Giant Calcified Retroperitoneal Teratoma

Narendra Pandit  1 , Laligen Awale  1 , Lokesh Shekher Jaiswal  1
Affiliations

Giant Calcified Retroperitoneal Teratoma

Narendra Pandit et al. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2018 Sep.

Abstract

Retroperitoneal teratoma involving adrenal gland is a rare entity in adults comprising only 4% of all primary teratomas. These tumors are mainly seen in infants and children. Diagnosis is made by X-ray and CT abdomen showing the presence of large tumor with cystic and calcified walls. Here, we present an interesting image of a 16-year-old girl who presented with large (12 × 10 cm) calcified cyst occupying left side of abdomen which was treated successfully by surgical excision.

Keywords: Adrenal; Calcified; Retroperitoneal; Teratoma.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Compliance with Ethical StandardsThe authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
X-ray abdomen showing egg-shelled calcified lesion
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
CT abdomen showing linear calcified cystic lesion in left retroperitoneum
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Cut section view of the resected tumor
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Gatcombe HG, Assikis V, Kooby D, Johnstone PA. Primary retroperitoneal teratomas: review of the literature. J Surg Oncol. 2004;86(2):107–113. doi: 10.1002/jso.20043. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Kuo EJ, Sisk AE, Yang Z, Huang J, Yeh MW, Livhits MJ. Adrenal teratoma: a case series and review of the literature. Endocr Pathol. 2017;28(2):152–158. doi: 10.1007/s12022-017-9468-5. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Bhatti A, Al-Hindi H, Azzam A, Amin T, Abu-Zaid A (2013) Mature (benign) cystic retroperitoneal teratoma involving the left adrenal gland in a 22-year-old male: a case report and literature review. Case Rep Oncol Med 2013:610280 - PMC - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources