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==Overview==
==Overview==

Revision as of 18:09, 22 November 2019

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Gertrude Djouka, M.D.[2]

Overview

Surgical intervention is the mainstay of treatment for teratoma. The surgery intervention depends on the involvement of the sacrococcygeal site.

Surgical Options

  • Surgical intervention is the mainstay of treatment for teratoma.[1][2]

Mature teratoma

References

  1. Tapper D, Lack EE (1983). "Teratomas in infancy and childhood. A 54-year experience at the Children's Hospital Medical Center". Ann Surg. 198 (3): 398–410. doi:10.1097/00000658-198309000-00016. PMC 1353316. PMID 6684416.
  2. Göbel, U.; Schneider, D. T.; Calaminus, G.; Haas, R. J.; Schmidt, P.; Harms, D. (2000). "Germ-cell tumors in childhood and adolescence". Annals of Oncology. 11 (3): 263–271. doi:10.1023/A:1008360523160. ISSN 0923-7534.