Sacrococcygeal teratoma differential diagnosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is a teratoma (a kind of tumor) located at the base of the coccyx (tailbone). It is thought to be a derivative of the primitive streak.
Differenting Sacrococcygeal Teratoma from other Diseases
- Endodermal sinus tumor
- Ependymoma
- Fibromatosis
- Ganglioneuroma
- Giant cell tumor of the sacrum
- Leiomyoma
- Meningomyelocele
- Ovarian teratoma
- Neuroblastoma
- Retrorectal hamartoma
- Intracanalicular epidermoid tumor
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Paraganglioma
- Dermal sinus stalk ascending towards the conus modulars
- Hydromelia
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