Sacrococcygeal Teratoma: A Case Report
Sacrococcygeal teratoma is rare and happens in 1:35,000 to 40,000 live births. It is more common in girls than boys with the reported ratio of 3:1 to 4:1. We herein report an unusual case of a huge sacrococcygeal teratoma, which was more than half of the size and weight of the baby which was termin...
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doaj-c50ac2092689453d877323c53b854bdb2020-11-25T01:55:58ZengNepal Medical AssociationJournal of Nepal Medical Association0028-27151815-672X2020-07-015822710.31729/jnma.5230Sacrococcygeal Teratoma: A Case ReportHari Kishor Shrestha0 Roshan Gongal Shrestha1Department of Radiology, Om Hospital and Research Centre, Chabahil, Kathmandu, Nepal.Department of Radiology, Om Hospital and Research Centre, Chabahil, Kathmandu, Nepal. Sacrococcygeal teratoma is rare and happens in 1:35,000 to 40,000 live births. It is more common in girls than boys with the reported ratio of 3:1 to 4:1. We herein report an unusual case of a huge sacrococcygeal teratoma, which was more than half of the size and weight of the baby which was terminated at 24 weeks of gestation. https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/5230coccyx; sacrococcygeal; teratoma; tumors. |
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Hari Kishor Shrestha Roshan Gongal Shrestha Sacrococcygeal Teratoma: A Case Report Journal of Nepal Medical Association coccyx; sacrococcygeal; teratoma; tumors. |
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Sacrococcygeal Teratoma: A Case Report |
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Sacrococcygeal Teratoma: A Case Report |
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Sacrococcygeal Teratoma: A Case Report |
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Nepal Medical Association |
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Journal of Nepal Medical Association |
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0028-2715 1815-672X |
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Sacrococcygeal teratoma is rare and happens in 1:35,000 to 40,000 live births. It is more common in girls than boys with the reported ratio of 3:1 to 4:1. We herein report an unusual case of a huge sacrococcygeal teratoma, which was more than half of the size and weight of the baby which was terminated at 24 weeks of gestation.
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coccyx; sacrococcygeal; teratoma; tumors. |
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