sacrococcygeal teratoma

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sa·cro·coc·cyg·e·al ter·a·to·ma

found in the region of the coccyx and rectum (embryonic location of the caudal eminence). Most common tumor in newborn infants.

sacrococcygeal teratoma

a common tumor of newborns, found in the primitive pit. It may represent part of the blastopore of lower vertebrates.

Sacrococcygeal teratoma

sa·cro·coc·cyg·e·al ter·a·to·ma

(sākrō-kok-sijē-ăl teră-tōmă)

A germ cell tumor that forms in the region of the caudal eminence; it is the most common tumor in neonates; most affected newborns are girls.

Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT)

A tumor occurring at the base of the fetus's tailbone.

Mentioned in: Prenatal Surgery

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Although pelvic and/or retroperitoneal extension of a sacrococcygeal tumor is not unusual, an exclusively retroperitoneal or abdominal location is uncommon, comprising less than 5% of all EGCTs.

Microscopic Tumor Extension (applicable to sacrococcygeal tumors only)

Sacrococcygeal tumors in the older infant and child are predominantly presacral and pelvic, with no externalized mass noted at birth.

Protocol for the examination of specimens from pediatric and adult patients with extragonadal germ cell tumors