title: [The malignant degeneration of caudal teratomas in adults].
abstract: The experience with surgical treatment of 226 cases of caudal teratoma showed malignant transformation of the lesion to be frequent than generally believed (1.8%). Radical surgery was carried out in 3 out of 4 cases with malignant transformation of presacral cysts, combined procedures being employed in two of them.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Koplatadze
authors.forename: Iu A
authors.initials: IuA
authors.lastname: Bondarev
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003050:Coccyx; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region; D012447:Sacrum; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*