A neglected case of Sacrococcygeal teratoma in a neonate

Authors

  • Monojit Mondal Resident, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan
  • Biswajit Biswas Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan
  • Atanu Roy Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan
  • Abhijit Ari RMO cum Clinical Tutor, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan
  • Kaustav Nayek Professor, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan
  • Asok Kumar Datta Professor and Head, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan
  • Kriti Sundar Rana Resident, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan
  • Nayan Banerji Resident, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i2.10448

Keywords:

Teratoma, Sacrococcygeal, Massive bleeding

Abstract

Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT), although rare, is the most common congenital neoplasm in neonates. A mass in the sacrococcygeal region at the time of birth is the usual presentation. Routine antenatal abdominal ultrasound of mother can detect almost all the cases. The prognosis is favorable when diagnosis is done antenatally and proper management is instituted soon after the baby is born. Presented herein a 2 days old neonate with a neglected SCT who died unfortunately due to massive bleeding from the tumor. A brief review of the literature has been presented to make everyone aware of the condition so that future recurrence of such sad events may be avoided.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i2.10448

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.6(2) 2015 108-110

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Kriti Sundar Rana, Resident, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan

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Published

2014-09-15

How to Cite

Mondal, M., Biswas, B., Roy, A., Ari, A., Nayek, K., Datta, A. K., Rana, K. S., & Banerji, N. (2014). A neglected case of Sacrococcygeal teratoma in a neonate. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 6(2), 108–110. https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i2.10448

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Case Reports

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