Management of sacrococcygeal teratoma of the fetus.
We present a case of a 22 year pregnant lady with a fetus having sacrococcygeal teratoma. The patient presented at 35 weeks of gestation with an ultrasound report showing growth at the sacral region. Emergency caesarean section was performed at 36 week and a baby girl with a huge mass on her sacral region was delivered. She was operated upon by the pediatric surgeons on the same day and the mass was excised. Histopathology of the mass confirmed the diagnosis of sacrococcygeal teratoma with an immature component. The infant is now 6 months old and there is no sign of recurrence.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore. nuzhatamer@hotmail.com
Nuzhat
N
Iqbal
Zahida
Z
Durrani
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal