A large, highly vascularized sacrococcygeal teratoma in a preterm male infant: A case report.
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2021-01-16Author
Zvizdic, ZlatanRustempasic, Nedzad
Pasic, Irmina Sefic
Bilalovic, Nurija
Chikha, Adisa
Mesic, Amira
Vranic, Semir
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Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is a rare tumor with an incidence of 1:35.000/40.000 live births. SCTs are composed of both cystic and solid components. Predominantly cystic SCTs are more likely to be benign and have a better prognosis than a predominantly solid tumor with a substantially higher risk of hemorrhage, placentomegaly, fetal high-output cardiac failure, hydrops, and malignancy. We report a 31-year-old gravida 3/para 3 referred to our department with a premature infant having a large (∼16 × 15 cm), highly vascularized SCT with ulceration and bleeding on its surface. The tumor was antenatally diagnosed in the sixth month of pregnancy.
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