title: [Antenatal prognostic factors in sacrococcygeal teratomas].
abstract: The authors report 5 cases of sacrococcygeal teratoma, 4 of which were diagnosed by routine ultrasonography. In view of the poor prognosis of sacrococcygeal teratomas discovered antenatally, certain ultrasonographic severity criteria have been defined. The following are felt to be relevant in this light of present knowledge: a tumour size greater than the biparietal diameter of the fetus at the time of diagnosis; rapid tumour growth. This latter parameter summarises in itself the criteria taken into account in the past: placentomegaly, hydramnios, anasarca. Colour coded Doppler should make it possible in the future to identify a group which might benefit from treatment in utero.
authors.affiliation: C.H.U. d'Angers.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Veschambre
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wartanian
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lebouvier
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rosenau
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lepinard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Denis
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013724:Teratoma / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal
vernacular_title: Facteurs pronostiques anténatals des tératomes sacro-coccygiens.