title: Adult sacrococcygeal teratomas.
abstract: We report a rare case of a benign adult sacrococcygeal teratoma discovered during pregnancy. The cystic mass was confirmed on CT scan and magnetic resonance imaging. In the fifth postpartum month, three cysts (1, 2.5, and 6 cm) were excised. Pathologically, the specimens contained differentiated tissue from all three germ layers, including endocrine tissue within the ectopic exocrine pancreas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Abington Memorial Hospital, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Audet
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Goldhahn
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Dent
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003050:Coccyx; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012447:Sacrum; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery