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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Primary renal teratoma: A rare entity
Diagnostic Pathology, Volume 8, No. 1, Article 107, Year 2013
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Teratomas are neoplasms that arise from pluripotent cells and can differentiate along one or more embryonic germ lines. Renal teratoma is an exceedingly rare condition. Teratomas commonly arise in the gonads, sacrococcygeal region, pineal gland, and retroperitoneum. They present mainly as an abdominal mass with few other symptoms. Majority of the tumors are benign, situated on the left side and para renal, occasional lesions are bilateral. If diagnosed early, they are amenable to curative excision.Renal teratomas are rare and most have been dismissed as cases of teratoid nephroblastomas or retroperitoneal teratomas secondarily invading the kidney. The differentiation between these two neoplasms in the kidney is often problematic.We present a case of intrarenal immature teratoma in a six-month-old baby girl.The virtual slides for this article can be found here: http://www.diagnosticpathology.diagnomx.eu/vs/1746249869599954. © 2013 Idrissi-Serhrouchni et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Serhrouchni, Karima I.
Morocco, Fez
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hassan Ii
El-Fatemi, Hinde
Morocco, Fez
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hassan Ii
El Madi, Aziz
Morocco, Fez
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hassan Ii
Benhayoun, Khadija
Morocco, Fez
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hassan Ii
Chbani, Laïla
Morocco, Fez
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hassan Ii
Harmouch, Taoufiq
Morocco, Fez
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hassan Ii
Bouabdellah, Youssef
Morocco, Fez
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hassan Ii
Amarti, Afaf R.
Morocco, Fez
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hassan Ii
Statistics
Citations: 21
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1746-1596-8-107
e-ISSN:
17461596
Research Areas
Cancer
Maternal And Child Health
Participants Gender
Female