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Increased incidence of retroperitoneal teratomas and decreased incidence of sacrococcygeal teratomas in infants with Down syndrome.
Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) have a unique profile of neoplasms, with a higher incidence of leukemias and a lower incidence of solid tumors than seen in the general population. We recently encountered two cases of infants with DS with retroperitoneal teratoma. After reviewing the literature on teratomas in DS, we found that the incidence of retroperitoneal teratomas was higher and the in...
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INTRODUCTION Sacrococcygeal teratoma is the most common solid neonatal tumour. The improvement in survival has meant that postoperative sequelae can be diagnosed and treated. The aim of this article is to evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients treated in our centre. MATERIAL AND METHODS Records of patients treated for a sacrococcygeal teratoma in our hospital from 1977 to 2014 were retro...
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BACKGROUND Sacrococcygeal teratomas are the most common and best known extragonadal teratomas in neonates and infants, but they sometimes present unique, distinctive features unlike those commonly described, that can be considered exceptional and noteworthy. MATERIAL AND METHODS The Authors reviewed the most significant (Table I, II) clinical, laboratory, radiological and pathologic findings,...
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متن کاملTeratomas.
Teratomas are embryonal tumors that normally arise from germ cells [3] and are typically benign. They are defined as being composed either of tissues that are foreign to the area in which they form, or of tissues that derive from all three of the germ layers [4]. Malignant teratomas are known as teratocarcinomas; these cancerous growths have played a pivotal role in the discovery of stem cells ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1974
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-197405000-00022