• Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Jan 2021

    Case Reports

    [Retrorectal teratoma (dermoid cyst) of an adult - Diagnosis and treatment based on an example of a case report].

    • Mathias Bebobru, Farid-Ahmed Nasri, Maximilian Niculescu-Valaenu, and Klaus Friedhoff.
    • Helios-Klinik Attendorn.
    • Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. 2021 Jan 1; 146 (2): 104-107.

    Medical HistoryA 29 year old woman was introduced to the surgical department with a history of pain in the lower lumbar spine.Clinical Findings And DiagnosisThe cause of the pain was associated with a retrorectal presacral cystic mass. Diagnosis was made by performing a transvaginal ultrasound, a contrast CT scan and MRI of the pelvic.Treatment And CourseOpen surgery was performed. The histologic findings showed a monodermal cystic teratoma. The postoperative management showed no complications.ConclusionRetrorectal Tumors not associated with the rectum in the small pelvic are rare. These tumors should be surgically removed.Thieme. All rights reserved.

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