Malignant sacrococcygeal teratoma in an adult.
The authors report the case of a 49-year-old man who had a sacrococcygeal teratoma. Computed tomography showed a mass containing calcification. Digital angiography showed hypervascularization of the lesion. Histologic examination of a transrectal biopsy performed during sigmoidoscopy revealed the lesion to be a malignant teratoma which was not resectable or amenable to treatment.
Practicien hospitalier universitaire, Service de médecine, Hôpital Robert Debré, Reims, France.
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Pennaforte
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Menanteau
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D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed