[Low-grade astrocytoma within a retroperitoneal teratoma: Case report]

Rev Esp Patol. 2024 Jan-Mar;57(1):71-74. doi: 10.1016/j.patol.2023.08.003. Epub 2023 Oct 19.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Teratomas are neoplasms originate from germ cells and can undergo malignant transformation, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified them as teratoma with somatic-type malignancy which is uncommon and sarcomas are the histological type with the highest incidence. It is important to identify this type of tumors because influences the prognosis and survival of the patient. We present the case of a 5-month-old male, who began his condition at one month-old with constipation and increase of the abdominal circumference, imaging studies revealed an abdominal lesion, he was treated with chemotherapy and surgery. The histopathological report was immature teratoma, grade 1, with a focus of nervous tissue showing characteristics of low-grade astrocytoma.

Keywords: Astrocitoma; Astrocytoma; Neoplasias Retroperitoneales; Retroperitoneal neoplasm; Teratoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Astrocytoma*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Sarcoma*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms*
  • Teratoma*
  • World Health Organization