Primary malignant teratoma of the kidney: a rare case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT: Teratomas originate from pluripotent cells and can differentiate along one or more embryonic germ lines. Renal teratoma is infrequent and malignant renal teratoma is even rarer. Experience in the diagnosis and treatment of this uncommon malignancy is seriously limited. In this report, we described the case of a 64-year-old female who complained of right flank pain for 4 months. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a hypodense mass (50 mm in maximum diameter) with slow contrast enhancement and obscure boundary located in the lower pole of the right kidney. CT also showed multiple retroperitoneal lymphadenectasis. Retroperitoneal laparoscopic right radical nephrectomy along with regional lymphadenectomy was successfully performed, and postoperative pathological examination confirmed malignant t

SUBMITTER: Dai J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8100854 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature