Does an ovarian teratoma affect children?

Ovarian teratoma depends on the degree of benign and malignant, the early and late treatment, and whether it has received regular treatment to determine the impact on the child. If the teratoma is benign, found early, and timely in regular hospitals for radical resection surgery, such patients generally have a better prognosis, there is no great impact on the child, about one month after the operation can return to normal life, half a year to one year after the operation can be reviewed. If it is malignant teratoma, found late or without formal treatment, may cause the condition to deteriorate, the tumor metastasized to other organs of the body, serious and even affect the life, this situation will have a certain impact on the quality of life of the child, the follow-up treatment cycle will be longer, the recurrence rate is also higher.