An interesting presentation of a sacrococcygel teratoma with an associated neuroendocrine tumor: A case report
Teratomas are the most frequently occurring germ cell tumors, with 45-65 percent occurring in the sacrococcygeal region [1]. The case presented below involves a newborn male with a malignant sacrococcygeal teratoma and a number of congenital deformities including a left lower extremity amputation, a...
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2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Teratomas are the most frequently occurring germ cell tumors, with 45-65 percent occurring in the sacrococcygeal region [1]. The case presented below involves a newborn male with a malignant sacrococcygeal teratoma and a number of congenital deformities including a left lower extremity amputation, an absent left kidney, hypoplastic and absent left hemipelvis musculature. After excision of the teratoma and subsequent chemotherapy treatment, the patient returned with a persistent abnormal soft tissue, containing persistent malignant elements around the left femur, suspicious for a neuroendocrine tumor. This case shows a rare association between two exceedingly uncommon malignancies. |
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| Item Description: | 2213-5766 10.1016/j.epsc.2015.03.012 |