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Teratoma in infancy and childhood. A ten‐year review at the university hospital, Kuala Lumpur
Author(s) -
Sinniah D.,
Prathap K.,
Somasundram K.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19800801)46:3<630::aid-cncr2820460334>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - kuala lumpur , medicine , incidence (geometry) , presentation (obstetrics) , pediatrics , teratoma , surgery , physics , marketing , optics , business
A ten‐year review revealed a similarity in the incidence of teratoma in relation to other childhood tumors in Malaysian as compared with Caucasian children. The most common sites of origin were the sacrococcygeal, gonadal, and retroperitoneal areas. The reason for the high incidence of retroperitoneal tumor in our series as compared with other countries is not clear. Late presentation and poor followup are associated with poor prognosis. Cancer 46:630–632, 1980.