All issues > Volume 36(12); 1993

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1993;36(12):1747-1751. Published online December 15, 1993.

A Case of Sacrococcygeal Teratoma with Spina Bifida Cystica in Newborn

Tae Woo TW Kim¹, Sung Ki SK Park¹, Young Soo YS Baik¹, Hee Sin HS Ko¹, Dong Uk DU Kim¹, Woo Taek WT Kim¹, Woong Hm WH Kim¹, Chang Yeun CY Lee¹, Young Bae YB Lee²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Dankuk University College of Medicine, Pohang, Korea
²Department of Neurosurgery, Dankuk University College of Medicine, Pohang, Korea

Abstract

Sacrococcygeal teratoma is a rare tumor, it occurs once in every 40,000 live births. Most of the reported cases appear in female infant (M:F=1:4). They deserve clinical attention because they are potenially malignant and are curable if diagnosed and treated early. The patients may have associated congenital anomalies. This patient has spina bifida cystica in lower sacrum. Brief review of related literature is included in the report.

Keywords :Sacrococcygeal teratoma with spina bifida cystica