title: [Malignant sacrococcygeal teratoma: report of a case of "explosive" intrauterine growth].
abstract: An exceptional case of fetal sacrococcygeal teratoma with an exclusive abdominopelvic growth is described. The tumor was not detected on a "routine" ultrasound study obtained at 31 weeks of gestation showing findings of a severe congenital uropathy. It remained unrecognized until the 34 weeks of gestation when the mass began an explosive growth causing a rectouretral fistula. Despite appropriate obstetrical and surgical management the baby died 24 hours later because inadequate pulmonary maturity. The istological findings showing malignant elements such as embryonal carcinomas.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia Pediatrica, Ospedale di Vicenza, Italia.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Battaglino
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cappellari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Meglio
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Busa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000473:pathology; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal
vernacular_title: Teratoma maligno sacro-coccigeo a sviluppo addomino-pelvico: descrizione di un caso ad "esplosiva" crescita intrauterina.