Teratoid tumors (teratomas) in children
Teratoma is an embryonic cell tumor that is diagnosed most often in children of the first years of life. A tumor in a child can be benign or malignant, have external, internal, external-internal localization. The location of teratoma in children can be varied: the region of the sacrum, coccyx, ovaries, retroperitoneal region, mediastinum, etc. A feature of teratoma in a child is a benign course of the disease and a rare spread throughout the body. The causes of teratoma in children include malformations of the tissues of the embryo, etc.
In Israeli clinics, highly qualified doctors own a sufficient amount of innovative equipment, have many years of experience in treating teratomas in children, provide services at the highest level, increasing the percentage of cured children.
Teratoma in children: progressive diagnostic methods
Diagnosis of teratoid tumors in Israeli clinics is a sequential, coordinated process that provides an ultra-precise result without the slightest probability of errors in research. Methods for studying teratoma in children are different and depend on the location of the tumor. The examination begins with an acquaintance with the child's medical history, a physical examination is carried out, a schedule of examination is assigned, which includes the following procedures:
- laboratory tests;
- radiography of various organs, depending on the location of the tumor ;
- ultrasound, MRI, CT;
- contrast vascular examination;
- radioisotope scanning of bones;
- puncture;
- study of the level of alpha-fetoprotein.
This is a preliminary list of diagnostic procedures for the examination of children with teratoma. The feasibility of conducting specific studies is determined by the doctor on an individual basis. Based on the results of diagnostics, narrow specialists jointly decide on methods of treating a child at an affordable price.
At this stage, the total cost of treating a child is negotiated. The price formation is influenced by the results of diagnostics, the clinical picture, while the cost of services can be paid in a convenient way, dividing it into parts.
The cost of treating teratoma in children in Israeli clinics
Treatment of pediatric oncology in Israel - this is the optimal combination of progressive diagnostic methods, therapy and many years of medical experience in the provision of medical services, as well as an affordable cost.
The main method of treating benign teratoid tumors (teratomas) in children is surgery, for malignant neoplasms, combined treatment is used. The scope of therapeutic measures depends on the localization, operability, metastasis, and other features of the tumor. The price of each individual procedure depends on the symptoms, the nature of the course of the disease in the child.
Treatment of teratoma in children involves the use of the following methods:
- the most gentle, robotic, minimally invasive methods of complete, partial tumor removal;
- targeted therapy based on targeted destruction of tumor cells;
- radiation therapy, radiation therapy;
- chemotherapy.
The cost of treating teratoma in children in Israel may vary depending on a number of factors. The price of services depends on the characteristics of the course of the disease, the prescribed diagnostic procedures, treatment tactics, the length of the child's stay in the clinic, etc. The cost of services for the treatment of teratoma in children in Israeli medical centers is much lower than the prices for similar services in well-known cancer centers in the USA and Europe.
In an Israeli clinic, each child diagnosed with a teratoma (teratoid tumor) will be provided with comfortable conditions of stay, the optimal options for risk-adaptive treatment, and other medical services of impeccable quality will be selected individually.