Abstract
Although the sacrococcygeal area is the most common site for a teratoma in infants, it is a rare site for a teratoma in older patients. Most of the teratomas found in this area in adults are single mass, but in a few cases, multiple masses have been reported. The author reports on the case of an 18-year-old female patient with 3 presacral teratomas. The tumors were surgically removed via a transabdominal approach and were pathologically diagnosed as mature cystic teratomas. This case report indicates that an adult presacral teratoma can appear as multiple tumors, although it is very unusual.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 90-93 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2011 |
Keywords
- Adult presacral teratoma
- Multiple