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| Year : 2016 | Volume
: 21
| Issue : 4 | Page : 178-180 |
Gluteal teratoma: A rare site of extragonadal teratoma
Hemonta Kr Dutta1, Pronami Borah2, Mauchumi Baruah3
1 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
2 Department of Radiodiagnosis, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
3 Department of Physiology, Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
Correspondence Address:
Hemonta Kr Dutta
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh - 786 002, Assam
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.158097
Extragonadal teratomas are rarely encountered in infants and children. These tumors are reported in retroperitoneum, floor of the mouth, mediastinum, craniofacial region or even in the solid organs of the body. Most of the gluteal teratomas reported in the literature are in fact, lateralized sacrococcygeal teratomas. We are reporting a case of unilateral big gluteal teratoma in a 6-year-old girl. The tumor did not have any connection with the sacrum or coccyx and was successfully removed. Histology showed well-differentiated bowel as well as fetiform structures.
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