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