Primary Mature Cystic Teratoma Compressing the Prostate in a 28-Year-Old Male: A Case Report and Literature Review
Primary mature retroperitoneal teratomas are rare tumors most commonly occurring in adult females. These tumors are usually asymptomatic since they have no attachments to specific organs. We present a rare case of a 28-year-old male with 2-month history of lower urinary tract symptoms, who was found...
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| description | Primary mature retroperitoneal teratomas are rare tumors most commonly occurring in adult females. These tumors are usually asymptomatic since they have no attachments to specific organs. We present a rare case of a 28-year-old male with 2-month history of lower urinary tract symptoms, who was found to have a primary mature cystic teratoma abutting the prostate. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9d1e83cf77b64fcdaf01ffe8cb30b9052025-02-03T01:28:52ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782019-01-01201910.1155/2019/89701728970172Primary Mature Cystic Teratoma Compressing the Prostate in a 28-Year-Old Male: A Case Report and Literature ReviewKhalil Chalhoub0Rawad Abou Zahr1Elias Mansour2Mona Aoun3Michel Jabbour4University of Balamand, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Department of Urology, Beirut 1100 2807, LebanonUniversity of Balamand, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Department of Urology, Beirut 1100 2807, LebanonUniversity of Balamand, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Beirut 1100 2807, LebanonUniversity of Balamand, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Beirut 1100 2807, LebanonUniversity of Balamand, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Department of Urology, Beirut 1100 2807, LebanonPrimary mature retroperitoneal teratomas are rare tumors most commonly occurring in adult females. These tumors are usually asymptomatic since they have no attachments to specific organs. We present a rare case of a 28-year-old male with 2-month history of lower urinary tract symptoms, who was found to have a primary mature cystic teratoma abutting the prostate.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8970172 |
| spellingShingle | Khalil Chalhoub Rawad Abou Zahr Elias Mansour Mona Aoun Michel Jabbour Primary Mature Cystic Teratoma Compressing the Prostate in a 28-Year-Old Male: A Case Report and Literature Review Case Reports in Urology |
| title | Primary Mature Cystic Teratoma Compressing the Prostate in a 28-Year-Old Male: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full | Primary Mature Cystic Teratoma Compressing the Prostate in a 28-Year-Old Male: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | Primary Mature Cystic Teratoma Compressing the Prostate in a 28-Year-Old Male: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary Mature Cystic Teratoma Compressing the Prostate in a 28-Year-Old Male: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_short | Primary Mature Cystic Teratoma Compressing the Prostate in a 28-Year-Old Male: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_sort | primary mature cystic teratoma compressing the prostate in a 28 year old male a case report and literature review |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8970172 |
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