Sacrococcygian Teratoma in a Newborn: Four Years After the Surgery-A Case Report |Biomedgrid

Sacrococcygeal teratoma is a rare congenital tumor, occurs one newborn in 35,000 to 40,000 live births. Although it's a rarity, it is the most common tumor of the fetus and the neonate. These teratomas are derived from all three layers. Mostly benign, sacrococcygeal teratomas are four times more common in females than males. The prognosis of this disease is closely related to early diagnosis, which is now possible in antenatal (usually made between 22 weeks of gestation) through obstetric ultrasound, enabling better management peri-natal and post these children. Postnatal diagnosis is based on clinical, ultrasound and MRI, which allows classifying the tumor according to Altman's classification and eliminates the main differential diagnosis: meningocele.