title: Adenocarcinoma in retroperitoneal teratoma.
abstract: We report a rare case of adenocarcinoma in retroperitoneal teratoma in a 38 year old female patient who attended surgical OPD with complaints of dragging pain and heaviness in left lumbar region. Straight x-ray abdomen showed few irregular calcifications in left lumbar region. USG and CT showed it to be adrenal tumor and retroperitoneal teratoma respectively. Excised specimen confirmed it as mucin secreting adenocarcinoma in a case of retroperitoneal teratoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, NRS Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Sushil Ranjan
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ghosal
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Subhabrata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, NRS Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Abhiram
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maji
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan, West Bengal India.
authors.forename: Krishna Kamal
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Dey
authors.affiliation: N B Medical College & Hospital, Darjeeling, West Bengal India.
authors.forename: Dibakar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bagchi
keywords: Adenocarcinoma; Retroperitoneal; Teratoma