Congenital mature orbital teratoma: A case report.

Authors :: Iñiguez Soto M
Cárdenas Lamas LJ
Nava Castañeda A
Martínez Ríos JG
de la Torre Álvarez LM
Source :: Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia [Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed)] 2023 Aug; Vol. 98 (8), pp. 478-481. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 27.
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: Teratomas are gonadal or extragonadal neoplasms, derived from the three embryonic tissues, composed of germ cells of the neuroectoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm. Congenital orbital teratoma (OCT) commonly affects the left orbit, primarily affecting women over men at a ratio of 2:1. We present the case of a female patient of 9 days of extrauterine life with a left mature congenital orbital teratoma. The orbit and oculoplastic service performed an orbital exenteration and total resection of the tumor mass.<br /> (Copyright © 2023 Sociedad Española de Oftalmología. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)