Primary retroperitoneal teratoma in an adult: a case report.
A primary retroperitoneal teratoma is a relatively rare neoplasm in adults. We report 1 such case evaluated by CT and MRI scans. The preoperative MRI was important in that it delineated the precise position of the tumor relative to the surrounding organs.
Koroku
M
M
Department of Urology, Hakodate Goryoukaku Hospital, Japan.
Takagi
Y
Y
Suzuki
N
N
Wakabayashi
J
J
D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014567:Urography