Prenatally detected adrenal immature teratoma: A case report and review of literature

Teratomas are germ cell tumors derived from totipotent cells, with presentation outside the gonads being rare, and adrenal location being even rarer. Prenatally detected adrenal teratomas are extremely uncommon. We report a rare case of a 5-month-old girl with a prenatally detected left suprarenal m...

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Published in:Pediatric hematology oncology journal 2024-12, Vol.9 (4), p.279-282
Main Authors: Rao, Nishkala, Kaur, Amrit, A.R., Arunkumar, S.K., Prakruthi, Jadhav, Vinay, M.N., Suma
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adrenal
Congenital
Pediatric
Retroperitoneal
Teratoma
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Summary:Teratomas are germ cell tumors derived from totipotent cells, with presentation outside the gonads being rare, and adrenal location being even rarer. Prenatally detected adrenal teratomas are extremely uncommon. We report a rare case of a 5-month-old girl with a prenatally detected left suprarenal mass, which was initially suspected to be a congenital neuroblastoma. Abdominal computed tomography showed a cystic lesion measuring 7.9 x 8.8 × 11.5 cm in the left suprarenal region compatible with adrenal teratoma. The infant underwent laparotomy with excision of the lesion. The histopathological diagnosis was cystic immature teratoma. Although adrenal teratoma is extremely rare, it should be included in the clinical and radiologic differential diagnosis of prenatally detected suprarenal masses.
ISSN:2468-1245
2468-1245
DOI:10.1016/j.phoj.2024.08.004