The laparoscopic approach to sacrococcygeal teratomas
β Scribed by N. M. A. Bax; D. C. van der Zee
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 77 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0930-2794
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Background. The capacity of neonatal sacrococcygeal teratomas (SCT) to recur is a well-recognized phenomenon. However, only a few studies have reported recurrence of the tumors beyond childhood. Methods. A follow-up of patients for the detection of late recurrent SCT was performed in 45 patients, a
## BACKGROUND. The sacrococcygeal area is the most frequent site of teratoma in infants, but it is a rare location for teratoma in adults. ## METHODS. The authors report two patients in their sixth decade of life with the pathologic diagnosis of sacrococcygeal teratoma. The clinical presentatio