Surgical Anatomy of Large Retroperitoneal Teratomas in Infants: Report of Two Cases

Surgical Anatomy of Large Retroperitoneal Teratomas in Infants: Report of Two Cases

We report on two infants of 11 and 12 months of age, respectively, with large solid-cystic retroperitoneal tumors. Complete resection was achieved, and both children are doing well over a follow-up of more than 17 months. The presented paper focuses on surgical anatomy of this very rare type of tumo...

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Main Authors: Ralf-Bodo Tröbs M.D., Christian Geyer, Wolfgang Hirsch, Andrea Tannapfel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2008-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S907
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spelling doaj-a907294982df4b439fb00a5cf8bf52fd2020-11-25T03:11:12ZengSAGE PublishingClinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports1179-54762008-01-01110.4137/CCRep.S907Surgical Anatomy of Large Retroperitoneal Teratomas in Infants: Report of Two CasesRalf-Bodo Tröbs M.D.0Christian Geyer1Wolfgang Hirsch2Andrea Tannapfel3Department of Pediatric Surgery, Marienhospital Herne, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Widumer Str. 8, D-44627 Herne, Germany.Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Liebigstr. 20, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany.Division of Pediatric Radiology, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Liebigstr. 20, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany.Institute of Pathology, BG Clinic Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, D-44789 Bochum, Germany.We report on two infants of 11 and 12 months of age, respectively, with large solid-cystic retroperitoneal tumors. Complete resection was achieved, and both children are doing well over a follow-up of more than 17 months. The presented paper focuses on surgical anatomy of this very rare type of tumor. Teratomas were located mainly within the upper abdominal cavity, and both tumors displaced the pancreas in an anterior position. The following anatomical features were observed (1) displacement of surrounding organs, (2) deformation and elongation of large retroperitoneal vessels, (3) fibrous incorporation of large vessels by the tumor pseudocapsule, (4) wrapping of anterior aortic branches by lobes and fingers of the tumor.https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S907
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author Ralf-Bodo Tröbs M.D.
Christian Geyer
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Christian Geyer
Wolfgang Hirsch
Andrea Tannapfel
Surgical Anatomy of Large Retroperitoneal Teratomas in Infants: Report of Two Cases
Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
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Christian Geyer
Wolfgang Hirsch
Andrea Tannapfel
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title Surgical Anatomy of Large Retroperitoneal Teratomas in Infants: Report of Two Cases
title_short Surgical Anatomy of Large Retroperitoneal Teratomas in Infants: Report of Two Cases
title_full Surgical Anatomy of Large Retroperitoneal Teratomas in Infants: Report of Two Cases
title_fullStr Surgical Anatomy of Large Retroperitoneal Teratomas in Infants: Report of Two Cases
title_full_unstemmed Surgical Anatomy of Large Retroperitoneal Teratomas in Infants: Report of Two Cases
title_sort surgical anatomy of large retroperitoneal teratomas in infants: report of two cases
publisher SAGE Publishing
series Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
issn 1179-5476
publishDate 2008-01-01
description We report on two infants of 11 and 12 months of age, respectively, with large solid-cystic retroperitoneal tumors. Complete resection was achieved, and both children are doing well over a follow-up of more than 17 months. The presented paper focuses on surgical anatomy of this very rare type of tumor. Teratomas were located mainly within the upper abdominal cavity, and both tumors displaced the pancreas in an anterior position. The following anatomical features were observed (1) displacement of surrounding organs, (2) deformation and elongation of large retroperitoneal vessels, (3) fibrous incorporation of large vessels by the tumor pseudocapsule, (4) wrapping of anterior aortic branches by lobes and fingers of the tumor.
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