title: Multiple Presacral Teratomas in an 18-year-old Girl: A Case Report.
abstract: Although the sacrococcygeal area is the most common site for a teratoma in infants, it is a rare site for a teratoma in older patients. Most of the teratomas found in this area in adults are single mass, but in a few cases, multiple masses have been reported. The author reports on the case of an 18-year-old female patient with 3 presacral teratomas. The tumors were surgically removed via a transabdominal approach and were pathologically diagnosed as mature cystic teratomas. This case report indicates that an adult presacral teratoma can appear as multiple tumors, although it is very unusual.
authors: Department of Coloproctology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
authors: Young Jin
authors: YJ
authors: Park
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