Two Cases of Presacral Teratomas in Adult .

Shin, Byung Sub; Bae, Eun Jee; Kang, Gee Joo; Yoon, Man Soo

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Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2000;43(11):2050-2054.
Published online January 1, 2001.

Two Cases of Presacral Teratomas in Adult .

Byung Sub Shin, Eun Jee Bae, Gee Joo Kang, Man Soo Yoon

Abstract

Teratomas are neoplasm composed of a wide variety of tissues foreign to the organs or anatomic sites in which they arise. They generally arise in gonads but a few cases are described in extragonadal sites, such as sacro-coccygeal region, mediastinum, neck, and retroperitoneum. Most sacrococcygeal teratomas are encountered in infants, particularly in neonates, and a primary sacrococcygeal teratoma is a extremely rare neoplasm in adults. Recently, we experienced two cases of presacral teratomas arising in adult, therefore we present these cases with a brief review of the literatures

Key Words: Presacral Teratoma, Adult

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