Bipartite Anterior Extraperitoneal Teratoma: Evidence for the Embryological Origins of Teratomas?

Teratomas are thought to arise from totipotent primordial germ cells (PGCs) Dehner (1983) which may miss their target destination Moore and Persaud (1984). Teratomas can occur anywhere from the brain to the coccygeal area but are usually in the midline close to the embryological position of the gon...

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Main Authors: D. J. B. Keene, R. J. Craigie, A. Shabani, G. Batra, S. Hennayake
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/208940
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author D. J. B. Keene
R. J. Craigie
A. Shabani
G. Batra
S. Hennayake
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description Teratomas are thought to arise from totipotent primordial germ cells (PGCs) Dehner (1983) which may miss their target destination Moore and Persaud (1984). Teratomas can occur anywhere from the brain to the coccygeal area but are usually in the midline close to the embryological position of the gonadal ridges Bale (1984), Nguyen and Laberge (2000). We report a case of a bipartite anterior extraperitoneal teratoma. This is an unusual position for a teratoma, but one which may support the “missed target” theory of embryology.
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spelling doaj-art-8b6717d39edb409a86b608716b3bb7552025-08-20T03:37:34ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352011-01-01201110.1155/2011/208940208940Bipartite Anterior Extraperitoneal Teratoma: Evidence for the Embryological Origins of Teratomas?D. J. B. Keene0R. J. Craigie1A. Shabani2G. Batra3S. Hennayake4Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UKDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UKDepartment of Paediatric Radiology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UKDepartment of Paediatric Pathology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UKDepartment of Paediatric Urology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UKTeratomas are thought to arise from totipotent primordial germ cells (PGCs) Dehner (1983) which may miss their target destination Moore and Persaud (1984). Teratomas can occur anywhere from the brain to the coccygeal area but are usually in the midline close to the embryological position of the gonadal ridges Bale (1984), Nguyen and Laberge (2000). We report a case of a bipartite anterior extraperitoneal teratoma. This is an unusual position for a teratoma, but one which may support the “missed target” theory of embryology.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/208940
spellingShingle D. J. B. Keene
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S. Hennayake
Bipartite Anterior Extraperitoneal Teratoma: Evidence for the Embryological Origins of Teratomas?
Case Reports in Medicine
title Bipartite Anterior Extraperitoneal Teratoma: Evidence for the Embryological Origins of Teratomas?
title_full Bipartite Anterior Extraperitoneal Teratoma: Evidence for the Embryological Origins of Teratomas?
title_fullStr Bipartite Anterior Extraperitoneal Teratoma: Evidence for the Embryological Origins of Teratomas?
title_full_unstemmed Bipartite Anterior Extraperitoneal Teratoma: Evidence for the Embryological Origins of Teratomas?
title_short Bipartite Anterior Extraperitoneal Teratoma: Evidence for the Embryological Origins of Teratomas?
title_sort bipartite anterior extraperitoneal teratoma evidence for the embryological origins of teratomas
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