Sacrococygeal teratoma with sarcomatous differentiation in a child.
Most of the extragonadal teratomas are located in the sacrococygeal region. Teratoma with malignant sarcomatous differentiation is a rare form of germ cell tumor. The authors describe a 5-year-old-girl with sacrococygeal teratoma in which sarcomatous elements were observed. The patient was treated with complete surgical excision and adjuvant chemotherapy according to sarcoma protocols.
Elli
Murat
M
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
Pinarli
Faruk Güçlü
FG
Kandemir
Bedri
B
Dagdemir
Ayhan
A
Ceyhan
Meltem
M
Acar
Sabri
S
D000199:Actins / Q000032:analysis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013724:Teratoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000199:Actins; D014746:Vimentin; D003609:Dactinomycin; D014750:Vincristine