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.
Differential diagnosis
Other tumors can occur in the sacrococcygeal and/or presacral regions[1] and hence must be ruled out to obtain a differential diagnosis. These include extraspinal ependymoma[2], neuroblastoma and rhabdomyosarcoma. Smaller SCTs with an external component, seen in prenatal ultrasounds or at birth, often are mistaken for spina bifida.
References
- ↑ Bale PM (1984). "Sacrococcygeal developmental abnormalities and tumors in children". Perspectives in pediatric pathology. 8 (1): 9–56. PMID 6366733.
- ↑ Aktuğ T, Hakgüder G, Sarioğlu S, Akgür FM, Olguner M, Pabuçcuoğlu U (2000). "Sacrococcygeal extraspinal ependymomas: the role of coccygectomy". J. Pediatr. Surg. 35 (3): 515–8. PMID 10726703.
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