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CT scan (coronal plane) showing a solid mass with central calcification.
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A 72-year-old male was referred to our unit because of an incidental computed tomography finding of a solid, well-defined mass, 58/65/48 mm in size, with central calcification of 23/27 mm, located in the pelvic cavity, between the sigmoid colon and the urinary bladder, thus highly suggestive of teratoma (Figure 1).
Intraoperative view of PLB.
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Exploratory laparotomy was performed with discovery of a white, oval-shaped PLB, 5.8 cm x 6.5 cm in size, situated in the recto-vesical pouch, with a smooth, hard cartilage surface (Figure 2).
Cross section of the specimen.
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The cross section revealed a central calcified area (Figure 3).
Lamellar connective tissue with diffuse calcification (HE, x10).
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