title: Prenatal diagnosis of tethered spinal cord associated with sacrococcygeal teratoma.
abstract: Tethered spinal cord is mostly caused by myelomeningocele and lipomyelomeningocele, while dermal sinus tract, diastematomyelia, lipoma, tumor, thickened/tight filum terminale, spinal trauma, and spinal surgery are among the other causes. Prenatal diagnosis of tethered cord has been reported, and it is usually associated with neural tube defects. We present an atypical presentation of a tethered spinal cord, which was associated with a sacrococcygeal teratoma and was diagnosed in the 23rd week of pregnancy by ultrasonography. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 44:506-509, 2016.
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tugba Sarac
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Sivrikoz
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Has
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Research and Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. aytulcorbacioglu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Aytul Corbacioglu
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Esmer
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kalelioglu
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Atil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yuksel
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Orhun Cig
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Taskin
mesh_terms: D000025:Abortion, Eugenic; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal
keywords: conus medullaris; fetal spinal cord; fetal spine; obstetrics; sacrococcygeal teratoma; tethered spinal cord; ultrasonography