Urology Case Reports (Jan 2021)

Renal immature teratoma: A rare entity; A case report and literature review

  • Yonas Girma Shumiye,
  • Fatuma Yassin Bushra,
  • Elizabeth Hailemelekot Sirak,
  • Muluken Bekele Wondimagegnehu

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 34
p. 101495

Abstract

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Teratomas are neoplasms commonly arising from the gonads. Kidney is one of the rare sites of origin of the tumor. Immature intra renal teratoma is even more rare and to date only 4 cases have been reported in the literature. We report a rare case of renal immature teratoma diagnosed in a 6 months old female patient, discuss its pathology and review relevant literature.

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