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ReviewEmergency radiology2026

Imaging spectrum of teratomas from head to toe with special emphasis on complications.

Sriram Jaganathan, Vijayanadh Ojili, Sree Harsha Tirumani, Prem Batchala, Devendra Kumar, Pankaj Nepal, Arpit Nagar

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Review in Emergency radiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Sriram JaganathanDepartment of Radiology, University of Texas Health, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Vijayanadh OjiliDepartment of Radiology, University of Texas Health, San Antonio, TX, USA. ojili@uthscsa.edu.
Sree Harsha TirumaniDepartment of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Prem BatchalaDepartment of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia Health, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Devendra KumarDepartment of Clinical Imaging, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Pankaj NepalDepartment of Radiology, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, VA, USA.
Arpit NagarDepartment of Radiology, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Teratomas fall under a broader category of germ cell tumors and can occur nearly in any organ in the body. They may present in an asymptomatic manner or with a sinister complication. Few of the common complications associated with teratomas include torsion, rupture, hemorrhage, secondary infection, and malignant transformation. This article reviews the characteristic imaging appearances of teratomas on different imaging modalities, focusing particularly on various emergency presentations of teratomas including uncommon but clinically relevant complications like autoimmune encephalitis, the importance of timely identification of these complications and current standard of care in a nutshell.

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Diagnostic ImagingTeratomaDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansAutoimmune encephalitisCervicofacialGonadalRuptureSacrococcygealStruma ovariiTeratomaTorsion

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PMID40965760

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