Thyroid teratoma in an 11-month-old infant
| Autor: | Qing-Chun Liang, Song-Qing Fan, Yi Jiang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Male
endocrine system Pathology medicine.medical_specialty endocrine system diseases Germ layer Thyroid gland tumor chemistry.chemical_compound medicine Humans Thyroid Neoplasms Thyroid gland business.industry Thyroid Teratoma Infant Capsule Retinal General Medicine Anatomy Normal thyroid medicine.disease Epithelium Thyroid gland mass medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Surgery business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Surgery. 6:462-464 |
| ISSN: | 1743-9191 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijsu.2006.05.011 |
| Popis: | We report a case of congenital benign thyroid teratoma in an 11-month-old male infant who was found to have right thyroid gland mass since birth. The tumor was 25×20×15mm with whole thin capsule and could be easily dissected from the surrounding normal thyroid tissue at surgery. Histologically, tumor had mature derivatives of the three primordial germ layers with a variety of benign and well-differentiated elements. It was the most conspicuous feature that the tumor was composed mainly of the neurological tissue resembling brain tissue with glial cells and ependymal epithelium components. There were a few anastomosing variably sized tubules and cysts lined by ependymal epithelial cells with papillary feature and retinal pigment epithelial cells. In summary, benign teratoma of thyroid gland in an 11-month-old infant was morphologically and immunophenotypically identified. |
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