Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4157723 | Journal of Pediatric Surgery | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A newborn female infant delivered after a normal pregnancy was found to have a large sacrococcygeal mass. Imaging and laboratory studies suggested this was a sacrococcygeal teratoma. On the 16th day of age, the tumor was completely removed. Histopathologic examination of the tumor showed malignant Triton tumor (MTT). Thus, we describe a female newborn without a family history of neurofibromatosis with an MTT that mimics a sacrococcygeal teratoma. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a sacrococcygeal MTT detected in a neonate.
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Authors
Kaan Sönmez, Zafer Türkyılmaz, Ramazan Karabulut, Alparslan Kapısız, Eylem Pınar Eser, Leyla Memiş, A. Can Başaklar,