Teratoma

Question: Has anyone here had or had a children born with a sacrococcygeal teratoma? I know this is a longshot, but, I would like to know more. I was born with a benign one and at 18 y/o just realized that I have no tailbone after doing some research and well, my anatomy. If anyone knows anything about this, has the child/you developed cancer again later in life, and was their original teratoma malignant or benign? Share your stories, please. Thanks to everyone. Pardon me... please don't comment on the fact that I accidentally typed an "a" in front of children. I am more than aware of the grammatical inaccuracies there. Allow me to rephrase it. "Has anyone here had or had children born with a sacrococcygeal teratoma?"

Answer: My best friend's husband was born with a benign ST. he is now 57 and, as far as I know, has never had any trouble with it. Their son is healthy (he's 22) and their daughter, unofrtunately, has a very rare congenital condition but it is NOT related to her husband's ST.

Question: what is the prevalence mature ovarium teratoma in adolecent in philippine?

Answer: You can read about it here: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=prevalence+mature+ovarian+teratoma&spell=1

Question: why does teratoma occur what is the reason of it ? teratoma is a tumor which occurs in the testis which leads to cancer if not taken care. so i just wanted to ask that what is the main reason of teratoma why does it happen

Answer: It is not only in the testis it is found in ovaries as well, and it is literally parts of an unformed twin. Some people have gone through their lives with a teratoma and when the tumor began to drain the host it was removed and they thrived. A teratoma is a twin that did not form properly and remained at a certain embryonic stage, a mix of skin, teeth hair and fingernails in some cases. A teratoma is a type of neoplasm (specifically, a tumor). The word teratoma comes from Greek and means roughly "monstrous tumor". Definitive diagnosis of a teratoma is based on its histology: a teratoma is a tumor with tissue or organ components resembling normal derivatives of all three germ layers. Rarely, not all three germ layers are identifiable. The tissues of a teratoma, although normal in themselves, may be quite different from surrounding tissues, and may be highly inappropriate, even grotesque (hence the monstrous): teratomas have been reported to contain hair, teeth, bone and very rarely more complex organs such as eyeball, torso, and hand. Usually, however, a teratoma will contain no organs but rather one or more tissues normally found in organs such as the brain, thyroid, liver, and lung. Teratomas are thought to be present at birth, but often they are not diagnosed until much later in life.

Question: how does the chemotherapy works for teratoma? i will apreciate your time to answer my question my husband have been diagnosed with teratoma but the docotrs still didnt decie to do surgery or chemoterapy i just wanna know how long does it take to finish chemoterapy

Answer: I am sorry for your husband's diagnosis. He will likely have a cisplatin based chemo, but the duration I would not know. It would likely be anywhere from six weeks to six months, depending on how the sessions are spaced. They may also opt to give him chemo after surgery to ensure killing any cancer cells that may have escaped into his blood stream.

Question: 14 wks pregnant, just diagnosed with dermoid/teratoma, do i have the surgery or risk waiting? dunno if it is malignant or benign but chances are very likely benign won't be able to lift my 1 year old after the surgery for months

Answer: I have read quite a lot about dermoid teratoma here: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=dermoid+teratoma&spell=1 I do not think anyone of us here in Yahoo is qualified to answer your questions, your medical condition must be handled by your doctors only.

Question: I'm 15 and just found out I have a teratoma? What is it, my family is being really secretive? I'm a girl, I don't think I have testicular cancer!!

Answer: It's a form of testicular cancer

Question: what is a mature teratoma ? i am a 44 yo female mri shows a mature teratoma of the right ovary. my appointment with the gyn is a week away just wondering if you can enlighten

Answer: Mature teratoma is a benign form of Immature teratoma, which is cancerous. Mature teratoma is the commonest type of ovarian germ cell tumor. It is most often diagnosed in women during their reproductive years (teens to forties). Mature teratoma is often called a dermoid cyst because its lining looks like skin. Mature teratoma is removed with surgery and the condition is then cured.

Question: does a teratoma tumor of ovary cost alot of pain?

Answer: I'm not trying to freak you out but you REALLY need to research that.

Question: Teratoma and edometriosis.? I just had laparoscopy to remove a teratoma from my left overy and my doctor found out that I have edometriosis ( I have never had any symptoms of the disease) A couple of months before that i was trying to get pregnant but i couldnt. My questions are. What are my chances of ever getting pregnant with these complications, and should I start taking fertility pills sooner than later. I am 30yrs old and running out of fertility time.

Answer: Hi!, The diagnosis of endometriosis should be suspected by the history, corroborated by pelvic examination, and verified by endoscopy or biopsy. One should be able to suspect the disease process by pelvic examination, particularly by rectovaginal examination and finding tender, nodular uterosacral ligaments with a fixed third-degree uterine retroversion. Remember, however, endometriosis is not the result of the third-degree retroversion; rather, endometriosis is its cause. Obviously, this disease may be diagnosed by biopsy or endoscopy. In certain patients where there is a contraindication to laparoscopy, culdoscopy can be done by careful manipulation through the cul-de-sac. The differential diagnosis of endometriosis involves excluding such diverse lesions as benign ovarian cyst, adenomyosis, ovarian cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease, metastatic bowel or ovarian cancer in the cul-de-sac, disseminated splenosis, and calcified mesotheliomas. Benign ovarian cysts may persist for several months and bleeding from a corpus luteum cyst or adhesions around a follicle cyst may produce pelvic pain. These physiologic cysts are usually asymptomatic, but in certain patients they may be confused with endometriosis. Similarly, adenomyosis may cause abnormal bleeding and pain. Ovarian and bowel cancer may produce nodularities in the cul-de-sac. Pelvic inflammatory disease may lead to bilateral tubo-ovarian masses and pain. Rarely, a ruptured spleen, calcified mesothelioma, or oxyuris vermicularis may produce calcified cul-de-sac nodules. The differential diagnosis of ovarian endometriosis is occasionally difficult because of the presence of other diseases involving the uterus, tubes or ovaries. One patient, for example, a 44-year-old para 4 who had her last child at age 28 and had been asymptomatic until three months prior to surgery, noticed irregular bleeding and spotting with a dull aching pain in the right lower abdominal area. On pelvic examination, nodularity was felt in the cul-de-sac and both ovaries were enlarged and tender. Laparotomy disclosed a large corpus luteum cyst and a follicle cyst of the left ovary, together with moderate ovarian endometriosis, and a total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were performed. The irregular bleeding was undoubtedly due to the persistent and irregular production of estrogen and progesterone from the corpus luteum cyst. The scattered areas of endometriosis on the ovary in this patient produced no symptoms, which is not unusual. Those patients who have the most extensive endometriosis have very little pain, while those who have minimal subperitoneal cul-de-sac endometriosis may suffer from severe pelvic pain. It is important to remember, however, that every chocolate cyst of the ovary is not produced by endometriosis, since hemorrhagic follicle and corpora lutea cysts may have a similar gross appearance. Incidentally, in this case, the gynecologist made a diagnosis of bilateral endometriomas prior to surgery on the basis of the history and the cul-de-sac nodules. The diagnosis was incorrect, but sufficient endometriosis was present to warrant hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Adenomyosis, or internal endometriosis, refers to the invasion and growth of endometrium in the myometrium and is usually characterized by a clinical situation quite different from that of external endometriosis. However, in certain conditions the symptoms may be quite similar in that pelvic pain, hypermenorrhea, and intermittent staining are common in both processes. Therefore, it merits consideration in differential diagnosis. Adenomyosis usually occurs in an older age group than does endometriosis-about ages 35 through 50. The past history is usually that of increasing pelvic pain and hypermenorrhea in a woman of moderate parity. The adenomyotic uterus is symmetrically enlarged, nodular and tender, but the cul-de-sac and ovaries are usually normal. Ovarian carcinoma is difficult to diagnose, due to the lack of specific symptoms. It is very important to note, therefore, the significance of endoscopy in making a precise diagnosis in infertile patients suspected of having ovarian endometriosis. Although carcinoma of the ovary does not arise frequently in areas of endometriosis, some authors have suggested that it occurs more often than is generally reported. If endoscopy is not used early in such cases, the endometriotic component may have been replaced by cancer by the time a definitive diagnosis can be made. In patients with a previous history of ovarian endometriosis and infertility, the gynecologist must be aware of the possibility of malignancy occurring in such cases, and the patient should be so informed preoperatively. It should also be noted that patients with a proven history of endometriosis should have a pelvic examination every six months and endoscopy early in the infertility survey. Differential diagnosis in patients with ovarian enlargement can also be very difficult. One patient, a 42-year-old para 2, complained of recurrent pelvic pain, and examination revealed a large left ovarian mass with displacement of the uterus. A diagnosis of endometriosis was made, but at laparotomy a large dermoid cyst of the ovary was found. An intraligamentous leiomyoma was also found together with endometriosis of the right ovary and surface of the uterus. This illustrates the varieties of pelvic pathology which may coexist with endometriosis and which determine the type of surgical procedures performed, although it should be noted that the combination of benign cystic teratoma with ovarian endometriosis is not common. Because of its frequency and variable clinical picture, the condition most frequently confused with endometriosis is chronic pelvic inflammatory disease with bilateral adherent adnexal masses. An inflammatory ovarian endometriotic cyst may present the same clinical picture as a tubo-ovarian abscess or pelvic abscess, and is rarely diagnosed prior to surgery. It should also be borne in mind that rupture of an ovarian endometrial cyst may simulate pelvic peritonitis, appendicitis, ectopic pregnancy, ovarian cyst with twisted pedicle, rupture of a corpus luteum cyst or, in fact, any other acute pelvic condition. One unusual condition which is impossible to differentiate from an ectopic pregnancy is a hematosalpinx resulting from endometriosis of the tuba) mucosa. Only microscopic examination will delineate trophoblastic tissue. If the pregnancy test is positive and hypersecretory glands are found in the endometrium, an ectopic pregnancy would be suspect. Just as endosalpingiosis of the uterine corms develops in or near the transition from uterine to tuba) epithelium, endometriosis may also develop in the tubal mucosa near the fimbria. Fimbrial endometriosis may represent a distinct entity originating in situ rather than by implantation. It is also possible for endometriosis to occur in other portions of the tube, particularly near the ampulla. These menstruating foci may occur in differentiated tuba) mucosa or implanted endometrial tissue. Then, if the fimbria becomes sealed, a hematosalpinx due to functioning endometriosis may occur. Finally, I would like to cite the case of a patient who had had a total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for extensive endometriosis. Unfortunately, because of extensive cul-de-sac disease, the cervix was not removed. In order to prevent the development of vasomotor symptoms the patient was given sodium estrone sulfate at an initial dose of 1.25 mg. Apparently, this was inadequate and the dose was increased to 5.0 mg daily. When I saw the patient about two years later, she was referred because of a large, cauliflower growth of the cervix. Biopsies revealed active endometriosis. Behind the cervix the vagina was filled with blue nodules and there was fixation of the recto-sigmoid to the upper vagina. This process had been stimulated by the excessive estrogen dosage. The exogenous estrogen was discontinued and the patient was given medroxyprogesterone acetate in a dose of 100 mg every two weeks for four doses and then 200 mg monthly. Three months later, marked regression had occurred and a cervicectomy was performed together with excision of the upper vagina and a segmental resection of the rectosigmoid. Regards,$

Question: show pictures of teratoma syst i have had a dermoid syst/teratoma removed would like to see pictures of them as mine had teeth hair and also a lung.

Answer: Warning - not for the faint of heart: http://images.google.ca/images?q=teratoma%20cyst FYI, it's spelled CYST, not SYST, so if you had trouble finding it, that's the reason why.

Question: Is it likely to have more than one ovarian teratoma? I recently had an ovarian teratoma removed from my left ovary. Before the surgery though I was having alot of pain on the right side of my pelvis. Now, four weeks after the surgery, I am still having right sided pain. Could I have a teratoma that is growing in the right ovary or is this all referred pain? Wouldn't the doctor have known during surgery is I had a teratoma on the right as well?

Answer: I have cyst in both my ovaries and even when I dont have cyst my ovaries burn...not sure about the rest of your question havent really dealth with it but good luck! Call your Doctor or talk to the nurse.