Primary Teratoma of the Lesser Sac: Lesser Sac Teratoma
Germ cell tumors predominantly involve the gonads but may rarely be found outside of the gonads, primarily in midline structures. We describe the case of a 27-year-old male with an asymptomatic 8 cm teratoma located within the lesser sac of his omentum. This is the fourth case of a teratoma located...
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| author | Brandon M. Hardesty Thomas M. Ulbright Christopher Touloukian Lawrence H. Einhorn |
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| description | Germ cell tumors predominantly involve the gonads but may rarely be found outside of the gonads, primarily in midline structures. We describe the case of a 27-year-old male with an asymptomatic 8 cm teratoma located within the lesser sac of his omentum. This is the fourth case of a teratoma located within the lesser sac of the omentum, which provides the opportunity to make some comparisons. Finally, we discuss some of the etiologic theories behind extragonadal germ cell tumors and how they relate to teratomas in the lesser sac. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-56e7a5f99c56476ba6e616f8b92b91f72025-08-20T02:05:57ZengWileyCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142012-01-01201210.1155/2012/604571604571Primary Teratoma of the Lesser Sac: Lesser Sac TeratomaBrandon M. Hardesty0Thomas M. Ulbright1Christopher Touloukian2Lawrence H. Einhorn3Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, 535 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAIndiana University Simon Cancer Center, 535 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAIndiana University Simon Cancer Center, 535 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAIndiana University Simon Cancer Center, 535 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAGerm cell tumors predominantly involve the gonads but may rarely be found outside of the gonads, primarily in midline structures. We describe the case of a 27-year-old male with an asymptomatic 8 cm teratoma located within the lesser sac of his omentum. This is the fourth case of a teratoma located within the lesser sac of the omentum, which provides the opportunity to make some comparisons. Finally, we discuss some of the etiologic theories behind extragonadal germ cell tumors and how they relate to teratomas in the lesser sac.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/604571 |
| spellingShingle | Brandon M. Hardesty Thomas M. Ulbright Christopher Touloukian Lawrence H. Einhorn Primary Teratoma of the Lesser Sac: Lesser Sac Teratoma Case Reports in Oncological Medicine |
| title | Primary Teratoma of the Lesser Sac: Lesser Sac Teratoma |
| title_full | Primary Teratoma of the Lesser Sac: Lesser Sac Teratoma |
| title_fullStr | Primary Teratoma of the Lesser Sac: Lesser Sac Teratoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary Teratoma of the Lesser Sac: Lesser Sac Teratoma |
| title_short | Primary Teratoma of the Lesser Sac: Lesser Sac Teratoma |
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