title: Sacrococygeal teratoma with sarcomatous differentiation in a child.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Oncology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elli
authors.forename: Faruk Güçlü
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Pinarli
authors.forename: Bedri
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kandemir
authors.forename: Ayhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dagdemir
authors.forename: Meltem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ceyhan
authors.forename: Sabri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Acar
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D014746:Vimentin; D003609:Dactinomycin; D014750:Vincristine