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Sacrococcygeal teratoma

Known as: Retrorectal teratoma, Altman type IV sacrococcygeal teratoma, Pre-Sacral Teratoma 
A teratoma that is found at the base of the coccyx. It is the most commonly seen tumor in newborns.
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Bone structure of coccyxCurrarino triadGerm CellsGerminal Layer

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Review
2004
Review
2004
Sacrococcygeal teratoma: prenatal assessment, fetal intervention, and outcome.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Fetal Sacrococcygeal Teratoma
Advances in prenatal diagnosis including improvements in ultrasonography have revealed the natural history of fetal… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
MR imaging of fetal sacrococcygeal teratoma: diagnosis and assessment.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of MR imaging in the diagnosis and assessment of fetal… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Sacrococcygeal teratoma in the perinatal period
Teratomas are formed when germ cell tumours arise from the embryonal compartment. The name is derived from the Greek word… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The surgical management of sacrococcygeal chordoma
Complete excision of sacrococcygeal chordoma is necessary at initial surgery due to its poor sensitivity to radiotherapy and… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Prenatal diagnosis and the pediatric surgeon: the impact of prenatal consultation on perinatal management.
Review
1993
Review
1993
Operative treatment of sacrococcygeal chordoma. A review of twenty-one cases.
Between 1972 and 1992, twenty-one patients had a primary operation for the treatment of a sacrococcygeal chordoma; seventeen had… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Fetal sacrococcygeal teratoma.
Early prenatal diagnosis of fetal sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) has enabled the perinatal team to institute management of this… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
The presentation and management of presacral tumours
Twenty cases of presacral tumours are presented, nine males and eleven females being affected. Malignancy occurred in 50 per cent… 
Review
1981
Review
1981
Sacrococcygeal teratomas: A review of 68 cases
Sixty‐eight cases of sacrococcygeal teratoma were reviewed and graded according to the quantity of immature tissue present… 
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