Primary retroperitoneal teratoma in an adult: a case report

Int J Urol. 1997 Mar;4(2):219-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1997.tb00175.x.

Abstract

A primary retroperitoneal teratoma is a relatively rare neoplasm in adults. We report 1 such case evaluated by CT and MRI scans. The preoperative MRI was important in that it delineated the precise position of the tumor relative to the surrounding organs.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Radiography, Abdominal
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Teratoma / diagnosis*
  • Teratoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Teratoma / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Urography