Mesenteric cystic teratoma in children

Mesenteric teratoma is an extremely rare tumor, arising, akin all other teratomas, from totipotent primordial cells and displays a mixture of tissues of tridermal or bidermal origin. Two cases of mature mesenteric teratoma in a 5-month-old girl and a 4-month-old boy, the youngest reported in the lit...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Saudi medical journal 2003-12, Vol.24 (12), p.1388-1390
Hauptverfasser:	AL-ARFAJ, Abdullatif A, EL-SHAWARBY, Mohammad A, AL-MULHIM, Fatma A, LARDHI, Amer A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Adult Biological and medical sciences Biopsy, Needle Female Follow-Up Studies Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Immunohistochemistry Infant Male Medical sciences Mesentery - pathology Peritoneal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Peritoneal Neoplasms - pathology Peritoneal Neoplasms - surgery Pregnancy Risk Assessment Saudi Arabia Teratoma - diagnostic imaging Teratoma - pathology Teratoma - surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome Tumors Ultrasonography, Prenatal
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Zusammenfassung:	Mesenteric teratoma is an extremely rare tumor, arising, akin all other teratomas, from totipotent primordial cells and displays a mixture of tissues of tridermal or bidermal origin. Two cases of mature mesenteric teratoma in a 5-month-old girl and a 4-month-old boy, the youngest reported in the literature, excluding a case recently diagnosed prenatally, are described. Diagnostic tools, differential diagnosis and management are also discussed.
ISSN:	0379-5284