Yeungnam Univ J Med.
2003 Jun;20(1):92-98. 10.12701/yujm.2003.20.1.92.
A Case of Bilateral Testicular Teratoma Found in Infant
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea.
- 2Department of Pathology College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea.
- KMID: 1969358
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2003.20.1.92
Abstract
- Testicular teratoma is characterized that has more than one germ cell layer in various stages of maturation and differentiation. The incidence of mature teratoma varies from 2 to 9% of all germinal testicular tumor. Only 3 cases of bilateral teratoma have been reported in the literature to date. The teratoma can occurs at all ages but is most common between the age of 15-35 year. It is relatively infrequently seen in childhood and infancy. In these age group, teratoma tends to be a benign. Recently, we experienced one case of bilateral testicular teratoma in 4 month-old infancy. We report a case of bilateral testicular teratoma found infancy with review of related literatures.
