A teratoma is a rare type of tumor that can grow on your tailbone, ovaries, or testicles or in other places on your body. They form from germ cells, which can develop into any type of cell in the ...

A teratoma is a rare type of tumor that can contain fully developed tissues and organs, including hair, teeth, muscle, and bone. They’re most common in the tailbone, ovaries, and testicles ...

A teratoma is a rare type of germ cell tumor (GCT) containing different types of tissue, such as hair, bone, teeth, and muscle. They most commonly affect the ovaries, testicles, and tailbone but ...

Teratoma disease makes tissues fully developed and leads to development of hairs, teeth, muscle and bones. This tumor that happens in newborns can be extremely dangerous for their health because ...

A teratoma is a collection of tissues that form in a developing child that could lead to serious, potentially life-threatening complications. Dr. Stephen J. Fenton explains what causes this rare ...

The teratoma was removed in its entirety, by which point it had grown to a 10x10 centimeter mass. Unfortunately, doctors also had to remove Stuthers' left ovary.

Large teratomas can lead to serious complications like ovarian torsion, which can cut off blood flow to the ovary and affect fertility. Here's what to know.

As she and Shahinian joked about the evil twin that she never knew she had, he added one amendment: Her teratoma with its hair and teeth might have looked ugly but it was not evil.

Case studies for a teratoma with eye tissue In 2018, one 42-year-old woman had an ovarian teratoma removed. The teratoma was found to contain what was described as “ocular material.” ...

Growing teratoma syndrome consists of an enlarging mature teratoma arising during or after chemotherapy for a nonseminomatous germ-cell tumor, with normal serum levels of alpha-fetoprotein and ...

In most cases, a doctor can easily remove the teratoma with laparoscopic surgery. Still, a person may have a recurrence of the teratoma within 2–10 years.