Is teratoma inborn

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For many pregnant mothers, many of them are novice mothers. They don't know much about the development of the fetus. This also shows that there are many things to pay attention to when giving birth to a child, and the teratoma found in the examination is also very worrying for pregnant women. Let's share with you the common problem of whether teratoma is born!

Is teratoma inborn

First, teratoma is a kind of tumor that occurs in some organs of human body, and teratoma is caused by the fetus's contact with some teratogenic factors in the process of maternal development. Teratomas are tumors derived from pluripotent germ cells. After birth, these residual pluripotent germ cells can grow and develop into a tumor in the corresponding part.

Second: because these cells can be seen in the tumor differentiated from a variety of tissues, such as hair, sebaceous glands, trachea, teeth, brain, thyroid and other tissues, it is called teratoma in medicine. According to the degree of tissue differentiation and maturity, teratoma can be divided into benign teratoma and malignant teratoma.

Third: most benign teratomas are cystic, so they are also called cystic teratomas or dermoid cysts. Most of them are located in the ovary. Various differentiated and mature tissues can be seen in the tumor, and its prognosis is good. Malignant teratomas are mostly solid, mostly seen in male testis. They are mainly composed of immature embryoid tissue, so they are also called immature teratomas. This tumor often metastases and has a poor prognosis. The 5-year survival rate is only about 20%.

matters needing attention

In general, if patients with teratoma, should be timely to do surgery, after all, the emergence of the tumor will be life-threatening, followed by more attention should be paid, pregnant mothers should do pregnancy examination regularly, so as to understand whether the fetus is healthy and early detection of disease.