Abstract

MANTILLA, Julio Cesar; MELO, Mario Alexander; DIAZ, Julio Alexander  and  FIALLO, Laura Juliana. Neonatal Sacrococcygeal Teratomas, autopsy case report. Rev. Univ. Ind. Santander. Salud [online]. 2010, vol.42, n.2, pp.127-131. ISSN 0121-0807.

Introduction: Sacrococcygeal teratomas are neoplasm that despite their low frequency, are one of the most common in newborns. We describe a case of a dead fetus with an immature sacrococcygeal teratoma, its radiological and histological findings. Patients and Methods: A 26 years old woman in the fourth pregnancy of 32 weeks' of gestation, who presented the threat of pre-term birth. We performed obstetric ultrasound reporting the presence of a fetal sacral mass and fetal hydrops. Caesarean section was run and got a female fetal death. Pathologic study showed immature sacrococcygeal teratoma. Conclusions: In fetal sacrococcygeal teratomas, the development of fetal hydrops, heart failure and large tumor size are indicators of poor prognosis. Prenatal diagnosis, planning delivery, the postnatal stabilization period and surgical resection of the tumor, can make survival possible in these patients. Salud UIS 2010; 42: 127-131.

Keywords : Teratoma; sacrococcygeal region; embryonal neoplasm.

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