title: [Benign sacrococcygeal teratoma in a child: a case report with a review of the literature].
abstract: Sacrococcygeal teratomas are rare congenital tumors, generally discovered at birth. These tumors are seldom observed in children. Radical resection must be performed to avoid potentially malignant recurrence even if the primary lesion is benign. We report a case in an 8-year-old girl who did not have a past medical history. Since the age of 2 years, she presented a progressive sacral tumefaction with no neurological deficit. The MRI showed a large sacrococcygeal cyst in hypointense-signal T1-weighted imaging with no contrast enhancement, and a hyperintense signal in T2-weighted imaging. At surgery, the tumor was totally removed. The intraoperative aspect was that of a viscous cyst. The histological study showed a sacrococcygeal teratoma.
authors.affiliation: Service de neurochirurgie, CHU Mohamed VI, poste Allal El Fassi, Marrakech, Morocco. anibakhalid@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aniba
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ghannane
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lmejjati
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ouali
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jalal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ousehal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ait Benali
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media