Abstract

SARMIENTO PORTAL, Yanett et al. Sacrococcygeal teratoma: literature review concerning a case. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 2010, vol.82, n.3, pp. 69-75. ISSN 1561-3119.

Classically, the teratoma is defined like a tumor consisted of tissues from the three germinal layers of embryo (endoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm). Sacrococcygeal teratoma is a tumor located at the coccyx base with an incidence of 1 by 35 000 to 40 000 births and it is the commonest tumor in newborns with predominance in female sex. This is the case of a female newborn diagnosed with a benign sacrococcygeal type II teratoma. Authors offer a review on this subject.

Keywords : Sacrococcygeal teratoma; newborn; tumor.

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