title: Sacrococcygeal teratoma: results of a retrospective multicentric study in Belgium and Luxembourg.
abstract: Eighteen patients, operated upon for sacrococcygeal teratoma in 7 different centres in Belgium and Luxembourg between 1992 and 1996, were reviewed. From an epidemiological point of view, this series compares very well to others. Although excellent results were obtained, with all patients surviving, some imperfection in diagnosis, timing of delivery and of operation, and in operative technique was observed. Therefore, it is stated that for optimal treatment of sacrococcygeal teratoma to be achieved, these cases should be treated in just a very few centres of neonatal surgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Paediatric Surgery, Academisch Ziekenhuis VUB, Brussels, Belgium. antoine.debacker@az.vub.ac.be
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Backer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Erpicum
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Philippe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demarche
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Otte
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schwagten
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vandelanotte
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Docx
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verhelst
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Caluwé
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Deconinck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D003050:Coccyx; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008189:Luxembourg / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012447:Sacrum; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D013724:Teratoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome