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CC BY 4.0 · European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2025; 13(01): e60-e65
DOI: 10.1055/a-2733-2840
Case Report

Recurrence of an Immature Thyroid Infiltrating Teratoma in a Female Infant

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  • Nabila Bouzakri 

    1   Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery of the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany

  • Ann-Kathrin Lederer

    1   Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery of the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany

  • Julia I. Staubitz-Vernazza

    1   Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery of the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany

  • Larissa Seidmann

    2   Institute of Pathology of the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany

  • Joachim Pohlenz

    3   Department of Clinic and Polyclinic for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg Universitat Mainz, Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

  • Meinolf Siepermann

    4   Clinic for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Kinderkrankenhaus Amsterdamer Strasse, Cologne, NRW, Germany

  • Thomas J. Musholt

    1   Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery of the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Abstract

This case report describes the recurrence of an immature thyroid infiltrating teratoma in a female infant. Initially treated surgically for a cervical mass, the teratoma recurred, requiring further intervention. The case highlights the importance of multidisciplinary care and long-term follow-up in managing complex pediatric neoplasms.

Keywords

teratoma - rare diseases - thyroid gland - dermoid cyst - newborn


Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 29. Mai 2025

Angenommen: 24. September 2025

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
11. November 2025

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