Sacrococcygeal teratoma – case report and review of the literature
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Sacrococcygeal teratoma – case report and review of the literature
BACKGROUND Primary presacral tumour is extremely rare among adults. Such lesions are often found incidentally, because they may not show any clinical symptoms. Moreover, differentiation between cystic changes in ovary and presacral region is extremely difficult; it might even be a diagnostic challenge. Imaging studies should include transvaginal and transrectal ultrasound, computed tomography a...
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Sacrococcygeal teratoma is a congenital tumour, which may present in the prenatal period or at birth. The case presented illustrated one of the complications of sacrococcygeal teratoma, which is tumour rupture at birth. Other complications include fetal hydrops, fetal hydronephrosis, cervical dystocia, bleeding and death. Currently, diagnosis of sacrococcygeal teratoma is made during the prenat...
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Background: Neonatal tumors are usually prenatally diagnosed or within the irst 30 days of life. The true incidence ofneonatal tumors is unknown as a great number of pregnancies with a prenatally diagnosed mass result in stillbirth ormiscarriage. Most solid neonatal tumors are benign whereas less than 50% of neonatal neoplasms are malignant;however, some tumors with malignant ...
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BACKGROUND Mature sacrococcygeal teratomas (SCT) are uncommon neoplasms comprised of mixed elements derived from the three germ cell layers. They attract attention because of their gross appearance and bizarre histology. AIM To demonstrate the clinical presentation and management of mature SCT in a neonate. PATIENT AND METHOD A case report of a neonate with mature SCT is hereby presented. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Case Reports
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1941-5923
DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.883727