Infected primary retroperitoneal teratoma presenting as a subhepatic abscess in a postpartum woman - 19/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.03.018
Fuyu Li, M.D. a, c, ⁎ 
, Sanjay Munireddy, M.D. c, Lisheng Jiang, M.D. a, Nansheng Cheng, M.D. a, Hui Mao, M.D. b, Timothy M. Pawlik, M.D. c
, Sanjay Munireddy, M.D. c, Lisheng Jiang, M.D. a, Nansheng Cheng, M.D. a, Hui Mao, M.D. b, Timothy M. Pawlik, M.D. c a Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
b Department of Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
c Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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It is highly unusual for a 20-cm retroperitoneal teratoma to present as a subhepatic abscess with septic shock in a postpartum woman. We present a case of a multilocular cystic teratoma densely adherent to adjacent viscera and vessels. Because of the complexity of the case and the clinical condition of the patient, a 2-stage operation was employed for this special case. An initial emergency drainage effectively relieved symptoms of acute infection and facilitated the 2nd-stage resection of the tumor.
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