Intra-abdominal testis with mature teratoma
- 20 March 1998
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Pediatric Surgery International
- Vol. 13 (2-3) , 204-205
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830050293
Abstract
Tumors in an undescended testis are rare in children. We report a mature teratoma arising in the intra-abdominal testis (IAT) of a 1-year-old boy. Preoperative laparoscopy revealed a right IAT near the inguinal ring. As the right testis exposed through the inguinal incision seemed to be a neoplastic mass, an orchidectomy was performed. Histologic examination disclosed a mature teratoma. This is a review of seven cases (including the present one) of a prepubertal tumor originating in an IAT. We speculate that the undescended testes did not cause the neoplasia, but were induced by it.Keywords
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