Sacrococcygeal Teratoma with Yolk Sac Component in a Neonate

Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is the most common congenital tumor in neonates. SCT may be benign (mature and immature) or malignant. Malignancy is rare in SCT diagnosed before 2 months of age. Here, we describe a neonate having a mature teratoma with a focus of malignant yolk sac tumor within and th...

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Autores principales: Chandrasekhar Khanolkar, Ashwini, Chirag Thakkar, Nirali, Kumar Sarin, Yogesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EL-MED-Pub 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4524204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26290815
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Sumario:Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is the most common congenital tumor in neonates. SCT may be benign (mature and immature) or malignant. Malignancy is rare in SCT diagnosed before 2 months of age. Here, we describe a neonate having a mature teratoma with a focus of malignant yolk sac tumor within and the difficulties faced in its management.

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