title: Benign teratoma of the liver: a rare cause of cholangitis.
abstract: Teratomas are neoplasms characterised by an abnormal growth of tissues derived from the three germinal layers. The term 'teratoma' is derived from the Greek root 'teratos', meaning monster. Germ cells develop in the embryo and subsequently become the cells that make up the reproductive system. During fetal development, these cells follow a midline path and descend into the pelvis as ovarian cells or the scrotal sac as testicular cells. The presence of germ cells in extragonadal sites is because of the failure of these cells to migrate along the urogenital ridge. Therefore, teratomas occur in order of decreasing frequency in the ovaries, testes, anterior mediastinum, retroperitoneum, sacrococcygeal region and cranium.Liver teratomas are very rare; of the 25 hepatic teratomas described in the literature, only five have occurred in adults. The majority of the cases were in female children below the age of three, mostly arising in the right lobe of liver.We report a case of an adult male with benign mature teratoma arising in the left lobe of liver, compressing the common bile duct and causing obstructive jaundice.
authors: Department of Biomedical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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authors: Rahmat
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authors: Vijayananthan
authors: Bjj
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authors: Abdullah
authors: Sm
authors: S
authors: Amin
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