Alimehmeti Mehdi, Alimehmeti Ridvan, Ikonomi Majlinda, Saraci Myfit, Petrela Mentor
Mehdi Alimehmeti, Ridvan Alimehmeti, Majlinda Ikonomi, Myfit Saraci, Mentor Petrela, Service of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Center "Mother Theresa", 370 Tirana, Albania.
World J Clin Cases. 2013 Sep 16;1(6):202-4. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v1.i6.202.
Teratomas are embryonal neoplasms that arise when totipotential germ cells escape the developmental control of primary organizers and give rise to tumors containing tissue derived from all three blastodermic layers. Teratomas have been reported to occur in various sites and organs. Teratoma of the cervical neck are relatively rare in adulthood. It usually extends from the neck to the thoracic cavity causing local mass effect. In most of the cases intrauterine diagnosis is possible by ultrasound. Because of dyspnea due to mass effect, this condition is treated promptly after birth. However cases of teratoma in adulthood with supraclavicular localization have been reported rarely in the literature. The presented case is of a 25-year-old female with a cervical mass. Histological examination revealed a benign mature teratoma. The patient has been disease free for more than nine years after surgical removal of a neck teratoma.
畸胎瘤是一种胚胎性肿瘤，当全能生殖细胞逃避原组织者的发育控制并产生包含来自所有三个胚层组织的肿瘤时就会发生。据报道，畸胎瘤可发生于身体的各个部位和器官。颈部畸胎瘤在成年人中相对少见。它通常从颈部延伸至胸腔，产生局部肿块效应。在大多数情况下，可通过超声进行宫内诊断。由于肿块效应导致呼吸困难，这种情况在出生后需立即治疗。然而，成年期锁骨上定位的畸胎瘤病例在文献中报道很少。本文报告的病例是一名25岁女性，颈部有一肿块。组织学检查显示为良性成熟畸胎瘤。该患者在手术切除颈部畸胎瘤后已无病生存超过九年。
