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Benign teratoma

MedGen UID:
361206
•Concept ID:
C1879828
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign Teratoma; Benign Teratomas; Teratoma, Benign; Teratoma, Cystic; Teratoma, Mature; Teratomas, Benign
SNOMED CT: Differentiated teratoma (42717009); Benign teratoma (42717009); Teratoma, benign (42717009); Teratoma, differentiated (42717009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0956962

Definition

A teratoma that contains only mature tissue elements (mature teratoma or grade 0 teratoma) or a limited amount of immature tissue elements (grade 1 teratoma). [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Head and neck teratoma: from diagnosis to treatment.
Kadlub N, Touma J, Leboulanger N, Garel C, Soupre V, L'Herminé AC, Vazquez MP, Picard A
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2014 Dec;42(8):1598-603. Epub 2014 May 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2014.04.028. PMID: 24954765

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Proton MR spectroscopy and the detection of malignancy in ovarian masses.
Mansour SM, Gomma MMM, Shafik PN
Br J Radiol 2019 Sep;92(1101):20190134. Epub 2019 Jul 18 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20190134. PMID: 31287729Free PMC Article
Head and neck teratoma: from diagnosis to treatment.
Kadlub N, Touma J, Leboulanger N, Garel C, Soupre V, L'Herminé AC, Vazquez MP, Picard A
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2014 Dec;42(8):1598-603. Epub 2014 May 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2014.04.028. PMID: 24954765
Testicular and paratesticular tumours in the prepubertal population.
Ahmed HU, Arya M, Muneer A, Mushtaq I, Sebire NJ
Lancet Oncol 2010 May;11(5):476-83. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(10)70012-7. PMID: 20434716
Sacrococcygeal teratoma.
Wakhlu A, Misra S, Tandon RK, Wakhlu AK
Pediatr Surg Int 2002 Sep;18(5-6):384-7. Epub 2002 Jun 19 doi: 10.1007/s00383-002-0729-z. PMID: 12415361
Benign and malignant ovarian tumors in children and adolescents. A review of 63 cases.
Ehren IM, Mahour GH, Isaacs H Jr
Am J Surg 1984 Mar;147(3):339-44. doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(84)90163-6. PMID: 6703205

Diagnosis

A Case Report of a Massive Epignathus.
Naleini F, Farshchian N, Mehrbakhsh M, Kamangar PB
J Med Life 2020 Jul-Sep;13(3):435-438. doi: 10.25122/jml-2019-0164. PMID: 33072221Free PMC Article
Proton MR spectroscopy and the detection of malignancy in ovarian masses.
Mansour SM, Gomma MMM, Shafik PN
Br J Radiol 2019 Sep;92(1101):20190134. Epub 2019 Jul 18 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20190134. PMID: 31287729Free PMC Article
Head and neck teratoma: from diagnosis to treatment.
Kadlub N, Touma J, Leboulanger N, Garel C, Soupre V, L'Herminé AC, Vazquez MP, Picard A
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2014 Dec;42(8):1598-603. Epub 2014 May 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2014.04.028. PMID: 24954765
Testicular and paratesticular tumours in the prepubertal population.
Ahmed HU, Arya M, Muneer A, Mushtaq I, Sebire NJ
Lancet Oncol 2010 May;11(5):476-83. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(10)70012-7. PMID: 20434716
Sacrococcygeal teratoma.
Wakhlu A, Misra S, Tandon RK, Wakhlu AK
Pediatr Surg Int 2002 Sep;18(5-6):384-7. Epub 2002 Jun 19 doi: 10.1007/s00383-002-0729-z. PMID: 12415361

Therapy

Adipose Tissue-Derived Stromal/Stem Cells Transplantation with Cholecalciferol Supplementation in Recent-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Patients: Twelve Months Follow-Up.
Dantas JR, Araujo DB, Silva KR, Souto DL, Pereira MFC, Raggio LR, Claudio-da Silva C, Couri CE, Maiolino A, Rebellato CLK, Daga DR, Senegaglia AC, Brofman PRS, Baptista LS, Oliveira JEP, Zajdenverg L, Rodacki M
Horm Metab Res 2023 Aug;55(8):536-545. Epub 2023 May 16 doi: 10.1055/a-2094-1039. PMID: 37192655
Imaging Appearance of Nongerminoma Pediatric Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors Does Not Discriminate Benign from Malignant Histology.
Billmire D, Dicken B, Rescorla F, Ross J, Piao J, Huang L, Krailo M, Pashankar F, Frazier L; Children's Oncology Group
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2021 Jun;34(3):383-386. Epub 2020 Dec 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2020.11.014. PMID: 33316416Free PMC Article
Malignant mediastinal germ cell tumors: an intergroup study.
Billmire D, Vinocur C, Rescorla F, Colombani P, Cushing B, Hawkins E, London WB, Giller R, Lauer S
J Pediatr Surg 2001 Jan;36(1):18-24. doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.19995. PMID: 11150432
Risk factors for benign ovarian teratomas.
Parazzini F, La Vecchia C, Negri E, Moroni S, Villa A
Br J Cancer 1995 Mar;71(3):644-6. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1995.127. PMID: 7880752Free PMC Article
The growing teratoma syndrome.
Logothetis CJ, Samuels ML, Trindade A, Johnson DE
Cancer 1982 Oct 15;50(8):1629-35. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19821015)50:8<1629::aid-cncr2820500828>3.0.co;2-1. PMID: 6288220

Prognosis

A Case Report of a Massive Epignathus.
Naleini F, Farshchian N, Mehrbakhsh M, Kamangar PB
J Med Life 2020 Jul-Sep;13(3):435-438. doi: 10.25122/jml-2019-0164. PMID: 33072221Free PMC Article
Proton MR spectroscopy and the detection of malignancy in ovarian masses.
Mansour SM, Gomma MMM, Shafik PN
Br J Radiol 2019 Sep;92(1101):20190134. Epub 2019 Jul 18 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20190134. PMID: 31287729Free PMC Article
Peritoneal Nodules in a Pediatric Patient with Benign Teratoma. A Case Report and Review of Literature.
Badru F, Saxena S, Munoz-Abraham AS, Guzman MA, Bansal S, Chatoorgoon K
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2018 Dec;31(6):632-636. Epub 2018 Jul 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2018.07.001. PMID: 29990549
Head and neck teratoma: from diagnosis to treatment.
Kadlub N, Touma J, Leboulanger N, Garel C, Soupre V, L'Herminé AC, Vazquez MP, Picard A
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2014 Dec;42(8):1598-603. Epub 2014 May 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2014.04.028. PMID: 24954765
Benign and malignant ovarian tumors in children and adolescents. A review of 63 cases.
Ehren IM, Mahour GH, Isaacs H Jr
Am J Surg 1984 Mar;147(3):339-44. doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(84)90163-6. PMID: 6703205

Clinical prediction guides

Proton MR spectroscopy and the detection of malignancy in ovarian masses.
Mansour SM, Gomma MMM, Shafik PN
Br J Radiol 2019 Sep;92(1101):20190134. Epub 2019 Jul 18 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20190134. PMID: 31287729Free PMC Article
CT findings of mature cystic teratoma with malignant transformation: comparison with mature cystic teratoma.
Park SB, Cho KS, Kim JK
Clin Imaging 2011 Jul-Aug;35(4):294-300. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2010.08.016. PMID: 21724123
Sacrococcygeal teratoma in infants and children.
Barakat MI, Abdelaal SM, Saleh AM
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2011 Sep;153(9):1781-6. Epub 2011 May 24 doi: 10.1007/s00701-011-1048-8. PMID: 21604208
Diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound examination for assigning a specific diagnosis to adnexal masses.
Sokalska A, Timmerman D, Testa AC, Van Holsbeke C, Lissoni AA, Leone FP, Jurkovic D, Valentin L
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2009 Oct;34(4):462-70. doi: 10.1002/uog.6444. PMID: 19685552
Benign intracardiac teratoma detected prenatally. Case report and review of the literature.
Campagne G, Quereda F, Merino G, García A, Herranz Y, Frutos A, Acién P
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 1998 Sep;80(1):105-8. doi: 10.1016/s0301-2115(98)00066-9. PMID: 9758270

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