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. 2010 Jan;5(1):30-1.
doi: 10.4103/1817-1745.66682.

Sacrococcygeal teratoma

Arun Srivastava  1 , Awadhesh K Jaiswal, Kapil Jain, Sanjay Behari
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Sacrococcygeal teratoma

Arun Srivastava et al. J Pediatr Neurosci. 2010 Jan.

Abstract

This neuroimage describes the clinicoradiological presentation of a Type II sacrococcygeal teratoma and summarizes its pathological features, its radiological presentation and its surgical management.

Keywords: Sacrococcygeal teratoma; radiological features; surgery.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
A sacrococcygeal swelling (sized 8 cm × 9 cm) was present with a variable solid to cystic consistency, transilluminant in certain areas
Figure 2
Figure 2
Sagittal T1 (A), T2 (B) and axial (C–E) magnetic resonance imaging revealed a multiloculated dumbell (both internal and external type) swelling between the sacrococcygeal spine and anorectal canal
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