Mature teratoma of liver in an adult male patient

We present a case of a 27-year-old male with a history of abdominal pain of 5 months duration. CT scan revealed liver mass suggesting teratoma. The patient underwent cholecystectomy and segmental liver resection. Histopathology revealed mature cystic teratoma. Complete resection remains the best treatment option. Teratomas of the liver are extremely rare, constituting < 1% of all teratomas. An extensive review of the literature yielded < 50 cases of primary hepatic teratomas with only a dozen cases in adults and only two cases in males.PMID:38084546 | DOI:10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_430_21

Source: Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology - December 12, 2023 Category: Pathology Authors: Firdos Saba Tahira Hamid Hamzeh Younes M Alrawashdeh Mohammad Shahid Iqbal Aisha Tabassum Source Type: research