Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is a type of tumor known as a teratoma that develops at the base of the coccyx (tailbone) and is thought to be derived from the primitive streak [citation needed].
Mature if only contains adult tissues Usually teenage women (solid) or ren (cystic) Excellent prognosis, even if peritoneal implants are present
Read the case study of a 23-year-old woman carrying a baby with pericardial teratoma and the open fetal surgery that saved her unborn baby’s life.
To the Editor: Growing teratoma syndrome consists of an enlarging mature teratoma arising during or after chemotherapy for a nonseminomatous germ-cell tumor, with normal serum levels of alpha-fetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotropin.1 The preferred treatment is complete surgical resection2 because teratomas are resistant to …
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Prepubertal and postpubertal teratoma: currently accepted categories of teratoma . Either category may occur in either age group Teratoma with somatic type malignancy: teratoma with malignant transformation that occupies at least a 4x magnification (0.5 cm) (Moch: WHO Classification of Tumours of the Urinary System and Male Genital …
Ovarian dermoid cyst and mature cystic ovarian teratoma are terms often used interchangeably to refer to the most common ovarian neoplasm. These slow-growing tumours contain elements from multiple germ cell …
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A mature teratoma is a grade 0 teratoma. Mature teratomas are highly variable in form and histology, and may be solid, cystic, or a combination of solid and cystic.
