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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug 25;13(8):e237734.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-237734.

Mature cystic teratoma presenting as suprarenal mass

Ravi Banthia  1 , Priyank Yadav  1 , Anju Bharti  2 , Hira Lal  3
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Mature cystic teratoma presenting as suprarenal mass

Ravi Banthia et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: congenital disorders; paediatric oncology; pathology; radiology.

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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A, B) Contrast enhanced CT (CECT) abdomen in axial plane showing well-defined lesion on left suprarenal location with intralesional fatty attenuation (hollow arrow) with bony elements (solid arrow) and long bone (line arrow). (C) CECT abdomen in coronal plane shows displacement of left kidney with extrinsic effect on upper pole calyx (solid arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Cut surface of resected globular soft cystic mass, showing cheesy whitish pultaceous material along with hair (line arrow), bone and cartilage (solid arrow). (B) Histopathological examination (H&E stain) shows Cyst walls were lined by stratified squamous epithelium and shows keratin flakes, skin appendageal structures representing ectodermal components. (C) Histopathology showing glial tissue. (D) Histopathology picture showing mature cartilage with adipose tissue and nerve bundles.
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