title: A Triton tumor mimicking sacrococcygeal teratoma.
abstract: A newborn female infant delivered after a normal pregnancy was found to have a large sacrococcygeal mass. Imaging and laboratory studies suggested this was a sacrococcygeal teratoma. On the 16th day of age, the tumor was completely removed. Histopathologic examination of the tumor showed malignant Triton tumor (MTT). Thus, we describe a female newborn without a family history of neurofibromatosis with an MTT that mimics a sacrococcygeal teratoma. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a sacrococcygeal MTT detected in a neonate.
authors: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Gazi Univercity Medical Faculty, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey. kamez@yahoo.com
authors: Kaan
authors: K
authors: Sönmez
authors: Zafer
authors: Z
authors: Türkyilmaz
authors: Ramazan
authors: R
authors: Karabulut
authors: Alparslan
authors: A
authors: Kapisiz
authors: Eylem Pinar
authors: EP
authors: Eser
authors: Leyla
authors: L
authors: Memiş
authors: A Can
authors: AC
authors: Başaklar
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery