ArticleSurgery today2022
Retroperitoneal teratomas in children: a single institution experience.
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- Spotting childhood abdominal tumours: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the clinical presentation.Archives of disease in childhood · 2026Pooled it
- Clinical utility of vascular proximity metrics on preoperative CT imaging in pediatric retroperitoneal teratoma.Pediatric surgery international · 2026Article
- Challenges in Managing Primary Retroperitoneal Germ Cell Tumors in Children: The Role of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- An uncommon case of concurrent tumors: Unilateral Wilm's tumor with contralateral retroperitoneal teratoma in a 3-year-old child.Urology case reports · 2026Article
- Primary gastric mixed germ cell tumor in an infant: the pivotal role of dynamic alpha-fetoprotein surveillance in unmasking occult malignancy.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- An atypical abdominal manifestation of retroperitoneal teratoma: Case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2024Article
- Giant teratoma with isolated intestinal duplication in adult: A case report and review of literature.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2023Article
- Large Retroperitoneal Teratoma Presenting with Unilateral Hydronephrosis in an Infant: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Case reports in oncologyArticle
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Abstract
purposeRetroperitoneal teratomas (RPTs) are rare in infants. We report our experience of treating pediatric patients with RPTs over many years at a single institution, with the aim of developing a safe and secure operative strategy for RPTs in infants.
methodsWe reviewed the medical records of patients who underwent treatment for RPTs in our institution between April, 1984 and December, 2017, to analyze their background and clinical data. The diagnosis of RPT was confirmed histologically in all patients.
resultsThe subjects of this retrospective analysis were 14 pediatric patients (female, n = 11; male, n = 4), ranging in age from 6 days to 12 years, 11 (73.3%) of whom were under 1 year of age. Complete surgical resection was performed in all patients. The tumor ruptured during surgery in four (26.7%) patients and perioperative vessel injuries occurred in six (40.0%) patients, resulting in nephrectomy in one (6.7%). Three (20.0%) patients suffered unilateral renal dysfunction as a surgical complication. Only one patient received postoperative chemotherapy. All patients were free of disease at the time of writing.
conclusionPerioperative complications are not uncommon during surgery for RPTs, despite their benign nature. Preoperative imaging evaluation is important and operative management may be challenging. Because of the favorable prognosis and the frequency of adverse events in surgery, partial resection or split excision is sometimes unavoidable. Meticulous follow-up for recurrence is required for such patients.
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