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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Gertrude Djouka, M.D.[2]

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Surgical intervention is the mainstay of treatment for teratoma. The surgery intervention depends on the involvement of the sacrococcygeal site.

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↑ Göbel, U.; Schneider, D. T.; Calaminus, G.; Haas, R. J.; Schmidt, P.; Harms, D. (2000). "Germ-cell tumors in childhood and adolescence". Annals of Oncology. 11 (3): 263–271. doi:10.1023/A:1008360523160. ISSN 0923-7534.