Neonatal Sacrococcygeal Neuroblastoma Mimicking a Teratoma

We reported the first case of a congenital intrapelvic presacral neuroblastoma in Puerto Rico managed in the early neonatal period. The preoperative diagnosis was a sacrococcygeal teratoma Altman stage IV classification. This case confirms the importance of a comprehensive physical examination and o...

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Autores principales: Gely, Leticia, Lugo-Vicente, Humberto, Correa-Rivas, María, Bouet, Kary, Reyes Bou, Zayhara, Suleiman, Mohammed, García, Inés
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5237461/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28116200
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3624847
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Sumario:We reported the first case of a congenital intrapelvic presacral neuroblastoma in Puerto Rico managed in the early neonatal period. The preoperative diagnosis was a sacrococcygeal teratoma Altman stage IV classification. This case confirms the importance of a comprehensive physical examination and observation of low-risk newborn infants with a history of adequate prenatal care and an unremarkable fetal ultrasonogram during pregnancy.

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