Management of neonatal abdominal immature teratoma in a resource-limited South African hospital: a case report

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dc.contributor.authorKajitani, Stenen
dc.contributor.authorFeore, Annaen
dc.contributor.authorDesai, Tyaagen
dc.contributor.authorKajitani, Kestonen
dc.contributor.authorHall, Danielen
dc.contributor.authorGafoor, Mahomed Hoosen Sheiken
dc.contributor.editorMehta, Shobhaen
dc.contributor.editorCronin, Pádraigen
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-28T13:55:06Z
dc.date.available2025-10-28T13:55:06Z
dc.date.issued2025en
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Abdominal immature teratomas, rare congenital tumors, primarily originate from the gonads but can also present in extragonadal locations. Typically identified prenatally, these tumors carry a high risk of in-utero complications, often leading to fetal demise. This case report details the successful management of an abdominal immature teratoma in a neonate at a resource-limited hospital in South Africa, highlighting unique treatment adaptations for such complex cases in low-resource settings. Methods: A 28-day-old neonate with abdominal distention underwent initial imaging, revealing a heterogeneous mass in the left retroperitoneum. Following a multidisciplinary evaluation, the patient was initially managed with chemotherapy based on a differential diagnosis including neuroblastoma. However, a biopsy confirmed an immature teratoma, necessitating a shift in management to surgical resection. The neonate underwent a left nephrectomy and excision of the tumor, followed by postoperative intensive caren
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dc.identifier.citationKajitani, S., Feore, A., Desai, T., Kajitani, K., Hall, D. and Gafoor, M. H. S. (2025) 'Management of neonatal abdominal immature teratoma in a resource-limited South African hospital: a case report', UCC Student Medical Journal, 5, p.115. https://doi.org/10.33178/SMJ.2025.1.41en
dc.identifier.doi10.33178/SMJ.2025.1.41en
dc.identifier.endpage115en
dc.identifier.issn2737-7237
dc.identifier.journalabbrevUCC SMJ
dc.identifier.journaltitleUCC Student Medical Journalen
dc.identifier.startpage115en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/18118
dc.identifier.volume5
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUCC Medical Research and Technology Societyen
dc.rights© 2025, the Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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dc.subjectNeonatal abdominal immature teratomaen
dc.subjectSouth Africaen
dc.titleManagement of neonatal abdominal immature teratoma in a resource-limited South African hospital: a case reporten
dc.typeConference itemen
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