Retroperitoneal immature teratoma

Hassan Ibrahim; Shehzad Huda; Ashley Northcutt; Donald Sorells; Thomas Gates; Hilary Tice; Guillermo Sangster

Retroperitoneal immature teratoma

J La State Med Soc. 2015 Mar-Apr;167(2):50-3. Epub 2015 Apr 15.

Authors

Hassan Ibrahim¹, Shehzad Huda², Ashley Northcutt³, Donald Sorells⁴, Thomas Gates¹, Hilary Tice⁵, Guillermo Sangster⁶

Affiliations

¹ Associate Professor of Pediatric Neonatology at LSUHSC-Shreveport, LA.
² Fellow of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine UAB, Birmingham AL.
³ A surgical resident at LSUHSC-Shreveport, LA.
⁴ A Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery at LSUHSC-Shreveport, LA.
⁵ Assistant Professor, Pharmacy, University of Louisiana at Monroe, LA, School of Pharmacy Shreveport, LA.
⁶ Professor of Radiology at LSUHSC-Shreveport, LA.

PMID: 25978053

Abstract

Retroperitoneal immature teratoma is a rare tumor in the newborn infant with only a few instances reported in several case series.(1,2,3) We report a case of retroperitoneal immature teratoma presenting unusually on day one of life with severe abdominal distension and respiratory failure.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases / pathology*
Infant, Newborn, Diseases / surgery*
Male
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / pathology*
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / surgery*
Teratoma / pathology*
Teratoma / surgery*