When he cut into the cyst, he found teeth, hair and fat. The dermoid cyst was identified as a teratoma – “a rare type of germ cell tumor that may contain immature or fully formed tissue ...

"The constant denial and invalidation of our pain leads us to think that it's just part of being a woman," Savannah Stuthers tells PEOPLE. Tereza Shkurtaj is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has ...

We believe that our patient may represent the first reported case of malignant transformation of mature thyroid tissue in a sacrococcygeal teratoma. The impact of his diagnosis on the decision ...

Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) occurs when a tumor forms from the tailbone (coccyx) of a baby before birth. Though rare, it is the most common congenital (present at birth) tumor, occurring in 1 in ...

Congenital lung malformations are rare disorders that emerge during a fetus’ development in the womb and are present at birth. Although usually one area of the lung is affected, the malformations can ...

A 65-year-old previously well man presented with 3 weeks of generalised abdominal pain and diarrhoea up to three times per day after overseas travel. White cell count (9.6×106/L) and C-reactive ...