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Sacrococcygeal teratoma in an adolescent. Cover
Open Access
|Sep 2012

Abstract

Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is a neoplasm derived from more than one primitive germ cell layer. SCTs have rarely been reported in adults. We present a case of a 17-year-old youth who complained of a painful mass over his left buttock. The mass had been growing gradually since his childhood. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a well-defined soft-tissue mass which contained mainly fat tissue and large intestine. The patient had complete excision of the tumor and coccyx. The gross impression and histology revealed a mature teratoma.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.680 | Journal eISSN: 2514-8281
Language: English
Published on: Sep 1, 2012
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
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© 2012 Min Szu Yao, Chia-Yuen Chen, Wei Yu Chen, Wing P Chan, published by Ubiquity Press
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