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*A four thousand year old Babylonian document mentions the first case of Sacrococcygeal teratoma. | *A four thousand year old Babylonian document mentions the first case of Sacrococcygeal teratoma. | ||
*17th century: French obstetrician reported the first unquestionable teratoma. | *17th century: French obstetrician reported the first unquestionable teratoma. | ||
*1841: Typical sacrococcygeal teratoma described in detail by Stanley. | *1841: Typical sacrococcygeal teratoma was described in detail by Stanley. | ||
*1863: The term, Teratoma was introduced by Rudolf Virchow. | *1863: The term, Teratoma was introduced by Rudolf Virchow. | ||
*1863: Dr. W. Blizard became the first surgeon to successfully operate on Sacrococcygeal teratoma. | *1863: Dr. W. Blizard became the first surgeon to successfully operate on Sacrococcygeal teratoma. | ||
*1884: Virchow referred to external Sacrococcygeal teratoma growth as a "soft tail". | *1884: Virchow referred to external Sacrococcygeal teratoma growth as a "soft tail". | ||
*1920: M.A. Perlstein, E. R. Le Count, and J. Bland-Sutton suggested Sacrococcygeal teratoma as a suppressed twins or parasitic fetuses since teratomas have many well developed features as finger, nail, hair. | *1920: M.A. Perlstein, E. R. Le Count, and J. Bland-Sutton suggested Sacrococcygeal teratoma as a suppressed twins or parasitic fetuses since teratomas have many well developed features as finger, nail, hair. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mirdula Sharma, MBBS [2]
Historical Perspective
- Teratoma is one of the oldest known tumor.
- A four thousand year old Babylonian document mentions the first case of Sacrococcygeal teratoma.
- 17th century: French obstetrician reported the first unquestionable teratoma.
- 1841: Typical sacrococcygeal teratoma was described in detail by Stanley.
- 1863: The term, Teratoma was introduced by Rudolf Virchow.
- 1863: Dr. W. Blizard became the first surgeon to successfully operate on Sacrococcygeal teratoma.
- 1884: Virchow referred to external Sacrococcygeal teratoma growth as a "soft tail".
- 1920: M.A. Perlstein, E. R. Le Count, and J. Bland-Sutton suggested Sacrococcygeal teratoma as a suppressed twins or parasitic fetuses since teratomas have many well developed features as finger, nail, hair.
- 1920s: Paul Kraske perfected the surgical technique for removal of the Sacrococcygeal teratoma.
- 1922: A. A. Law mentioned malignant degeneration of Sacrococcygeal teratoma and called for the removal of the tumor.
- 1950s and 1960s: R.E. Gross, H. W. Clathworthy, I.A. Meeker, and G. V. Brindley hypothesized that teratoma originated from totipotential cells of Henson's node.
- 1950s and 1960s: Germ cell theory of the Sacrococcygeal teratoma origin was introduced.[1]
References
- ↑ Olson JS. The History of Cancer, An Annotated Bibliography. ABC-CLIO; 1989.