title: Anorectal teratoma in an adult woman.
abstract: We present the case of a 21-year-old woman referred to us with the diagnosis of a pelvic mass originating in the lower rectum. Following preoperative assessment she underwent surgery from a posterior approach. The pathology of the removed mass revealed an extremely rare rectal tumor--an anorectal teratoma of the mature type. We describe the successful surgical treatment, together with radiological, microscopic and perioperative appearance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal Cancer, Maria Sklodowska-Curie, Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland. mach@coi.waw.pl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chwalinski
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Nowacki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nasierowska-Guttmejer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome