Teratoma

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Teratoma
Congenital teratoma. Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology
ICD-O:	9080
DiseasesDB	3604 Template:DiseasesDB2 Template:DiseasesDB2
MeSH	D013724

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Michael Maddaleni, B.S.

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Staging | Laboratory tests | Electrocardiogram | X Rays | CT | MRI Echocardiography or Ultrasound | Other images | Alternative diagnostics

Treatment

Medical therapy | Surgical options | Primary prevention | Secondary prevention | Financial costs | Future therapies

Treatment

Chemotherapy

For malignant teratomas, usually, surgery is followed by chemotherapy.

Teratomas that are in surgically inaccessible locations, or are very complex, or are likely to be malignant (due to late discovery and/or treatment) sometimes are treated first with chemotherapy.

Clinical trials

There are now (2007) two clinical trials in progress that address germ cell tumors, both of which include teratomas.

Use in basic research

In light of the ethical issues surrounding the source of human stem cells, teratomas are being looked at as an alternative source for research since they lack the potential to grow into functional human beings.

See also

Tumor pages for locations in which teratoma can occur:

• Brain
• Mouth
• Head/Neck
• Mediastinum (chest)
• Small intestine
• Pelvis/Tailbone
• Ovaries
• Testicles

Other conditions that may resemble a teratoma:

• Pilonidal cyst in humans

Technical information

• Orphanet page on teratoma
• EMedicine article on cystic teratoma (also search EMedicine for all articles containing the word teratoma)
• Monster Tumors Show Scientific Potential in War Against Cancer article in the New York Times

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