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Sonographic demonstration of fetal sacrococcygeal teratoma
Author(s) -
Holzgreve Wolfgang,
Mahony Barry S.,
Glick Philip L.,
Filly Roy A.,
Harrison Michael R.,
Delorimier Alfred A.,
Holzgreve Alfred C.,
Muller Klaus M.,
Callen Peter W.,
Anderson Robert L.,
Golbus Mitchell S.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.1970050402
Subject(s) - sacrococcygeal teratoma , medicine , teratoma , fetus , obstetrics , pregnancy , surgery , genetics , biology
Six cases of sonographically diagnosed fetal sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) are presented and illustrate the variable features of fetal SCT. The sonographic findings assisted the parents and perinatal team in making decisions, and in two of the cases the children survived after elective Cesarean section and prompt neonatal resection of the tumors. None of the patients showed signs of malignant degeneration of the teratoma or metastases. Fetal SCT no longer should be considered a uniformly fatal condition. The literature on sacrococcygeal teratoma detected after birth indicates that the mortality rate is correlated with the degree of extension of the tumor. Therefore, the classification of sonographically diagnosed fetal SCT according to its size and position is important for decisions regarding pregnancy management.