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Sacrococcygeal Teratoma
Athena is fascinated by the tailbone (coccyx) for more than one reason: it is named poetically after the beak of a cuckoo; it is the key Darwinian link between the tail of primates and the tailless Homo sapiens; notwithstanding its tiny size it plays a vital role in anal continence by giving attachment to anal sphincters; and above all it harbors totipotent stem cells giving rise to a peculiar ...
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(This section is meant for residents to check their understanding regarding a particular topic) QUESTIONS 1. What is the incidence of sacrococcygeal teratoma? 2. What factors are considered to modify the biologic behaviour of sacrococcygeal teratomas? 3. Discuss antenatal management of sacrococcygeal teratoma? 4. How a newborn with sacrococcygeal teratoma should be worked up? 5. Discuss surgica...
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31 cases of sacrococcygeal teratoma from the Children's Hospital of Ziirich and 25 cases from the Children's Hospital of Tehran are evaluated and compared. In seven cases the tumors were organized. They contained parts of organs or rudimentary extremities. According to general experience the malignancy of tumors is higher in children who are operated on after their second to fourth month o...
متن کاملLong-Term Outcomes of Sacrococcygeal Germ Cell Tumors in Infancy and Childhood
Purpose. The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term outcomes of sacrococcygeal germ cell tumors (SC-GCTs) over a 15-year period. Materials and Methods. A retrospective review was conducted of all pediatric patients treated for SC-GCTs at our hospital from 1998 to 2012. Results. Fifty-seven patients were treated for SC-GCTs with the most common in Altman's classification type I. Age at surg...
متن کاملSurgical Management of Sacrococcygeal Region Giant Tumors by Use of Balloon Occlusion Abdominal Aorta.
AIM Sacrococcygeal region giant tumors are a challenge for neurosurgeons. The purpose of this paper was to retrospectively analyze the clinical records of sacrococcygeal region giant tumors treated surgically by balloon occlusion of the abdominal aorta. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 130 patients of sacral region tumors underwent surgery in our department from February 2009 to February 2013....
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1913
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-191309000-00011