Retroperitoneal immature teratoma.

Authors :: Ibrahim H
Huda S
Northcutt A
Sorells D
Gates T
Tice H
Sangster G
Source :: The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society : official organ of the Louisiana State Medical Society [J La State Med Soc] 2015 Mar-Apr; Vol. 167 (2), pp. 50-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Apr 15.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: Retroperitoneal immature teratoma is a rare tumor in the newborn infant with only a few instances reported in several case series.(1,2,3) We report a case of retroperitoneal immature teratoma presenting unusually on day one of life with severe abdominal distension and respiratory failure.

Subjects :: Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Infant, Newborn, Diseases pathology
Infant, Newborn, Diseases surgery
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms pathology
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms surgery
Teratoma pathology
Teratoma surgery

Language :: English
ISSN :: 0024-6921
Volume :: 167
Issue :: 2
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society : official organ of the Louisiana State Medical Society
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 25978053

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