What is Teratoma?

What is Teratoma?

• Teratoma: A neoplasm made up of different types of tissue.
• Teratoma: a tumor consisting of a mixture of tissues not normally found at that site.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Teratoma as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Teratoma: Introduction

Types of Teratoma:

Types of Teratoma:

• Ovarian teratoma - see dermoid cyst
• Testicular teratoma
• more types...»

Broader types of Teratoma:

• Cancer
• Benign tumors
• more types...»

What causes Teratoma?

Causes of Teratoma: see causes of Teratoma

What are the symptoms of Teratoma?

Symptoms of Teratoma: see symptoms of Teratoma

Can anyone else get Teratoma?

More information: see contagiousness of Teratoma
Inheritance: see inheritance of Teratoma

Teratoma: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Teratoma.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Teratoma.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Teratoma: Internist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Teratoma.
Treatments for Teratoma: see treatments for Teratoma
Research for Teratoma: see research for Teratoma

Name of Teratoma

Main name of condition: Teratoma

Teratoma: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Teratoma:

• Abdominal pain
• Serous cystadenocarcinoma
• Mucinous cystadenoma
• Dermoid cyst
• Krukenberg tumour
• Granulosa cell tumour
• Dysgerminoma
• Bloating
• Dyspareunia
• Diarrhoea
• Back pain
• Ovarian tumours
• Chemotherapy
• Radiotherapy
• Arrhenoblastoma

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