Abstract

ROJAS AMPUDIA, Luis Alberto et al. A Case presentation: Sacrocoxigeal teratoma. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.4, pp. 682-689. ISSN 1561-3194.

Introduction: the term teratoma was first time used in 1869 by Virchow to refer to sacrococcygeal growths. It is the most frequent tumor in perinatal period; however it presents a low mortality rate at birth, medical literature is reviewed concerning coccygeal teratoma. Case report: the bibliography concerning coxigeal teratoma is revised. A case is presented of a male neonate, weight 3000 g, natural birth, in Pongui Village, Kimongo District, extrahospitalary, at a rural medical post. He is admitted after six days of been born, due to a tumor in the sacrocoxigeal region. The clinical study and the complementary tests allowed diagnosing a benign sacrocoxigeal teratoma. Conclusions: It was for the first time performed in the Congo Republic Dolisie Hospital, the removal of a tumor in two periods, due to its big size. The child´s evolution was favorable and it did not exist redisive after 12 months.

Keywords : Newborn infant; Teratoma.

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