Giant sacrococcygeal teratoma in newborns

Doganay S., KANTARCI A.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, cilt.40, sa.2, ss.102, 2008 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.102
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Newborn, Magnetic resonance imaging, Sacrococcygeal teratoma
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A sacrococcygeal teratoma is a tumor that develops at the base of the coccyx. It occurs in 1 out of every 35,000-40,000 live births and is the most common tumor in newborns [1]. The tumor originates during embryonic development when the primitive streak fails to differentiate among mesodermal, ectodermal, and endodermal tissues in the embryonic disc [2].