title: [Retroperitoneal teratoma. Description of a case].
abstract: The Authors describe a case of asymptomatic retroperitoneal teratoma discovered on a routine examination in a six year-old male. Diagnosis was made pre-operatively on the base of CT scan imaging. Surgery allowed radical excision of the teratoma, which turned to be a totally benign entity.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Ematologia-Oncologia Pediatrica, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Massocco
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taccone
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Savioli
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De Bernardi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Teratoma retroperitoneale. Descrizione di un caso.