mature cystic renal teratoma

teratomas are rare germline tumors that originate from one or more embryonic germ cell layers. teratoma of the kidney is extremely rare, and less than 30 cases of primary intrarenal teratomas have been published to date. we report the main radiologic features of an unusual case of mature cystic teratoma arising from the left kidney in a two-year-old boy. a left-sided abdominal mass was detected on physical examination and b-mod ultrasound (us) examination revealed a heterogeneous mass with central cystic component. computed tomography (ct) demonstrated a lobulated, heterogeneous, hypodense mass extending craniocaudally from the splenic hilum to the level of the left iliac fossa. nephrectomy was performed and a large, fatty mass arising from the left kidney was excised. the final pathologic diagnosis was confirmed as cystic renal teratoma.