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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
'''Sacrococcygeal teratoma''' (SCT) is | '''Sacrococcygeal teratoma''' (SCT) is classified into 4 different categories according to Altman classification.<ref name = "class">Puri P, Höllwarth ME. Pediatric Surgery, Diagnosis and Management. Springer Science & Business Media; 2009.</ref> | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Altman are classified morphologically according to how much of them is outside or inside the body: | |||
*Altman Type I | *Altman Type I - extensively exterior with minimal pelvic involvement.<ref name = "class">Puri P, Höllwarth ME. Pediatric Surgery, Diagnosis and Management. Springer Science & Business Media; 2009.</ref> | ||
*Altman Type II | *Altman Type II - has pelvic involvement giving tumorous growth an "hour-glass" appearance. | ||
*Altman Type III | *Altman Type III - has more pelvic and intra-abdominal involvement than external. | ||
*Altman Type IV | *Altman Type IV - extensive pre-sacral involvement without external growth. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is classified into 4 different categories according to Altman classification.[1]
Classification
Altman are classified morphologically according to how much of them is outside or inside the body:
- Altman Type I - extensively exterior with minimal pelvic involvement.[1]
- Altman Type II - has pelvic involvement giving tumorous growth an "hour-glass" appearance.
- Altman Type III - has more pelvic and intra-abdominal involvement than external.
- Altman Type IV - extensive pre-sacral involvement without external growth.