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Prenatal diagnosis of an intra-abdominal sacrococcygeal teratoma |
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| Authors: | Dr. Robert J. Morrow Martin J. Whittle Margaret B. McNay Alan D. Cameron Peter A. M. Raine Angus A. M. Gibson |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Midwifery, The Queen Mother' s Hospital, Glasgow;2. Department of Obstetrics, The Royal Maternity Hospital, Rottenrow, Glasgow;3. Department of Surgical Paediatrics, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow;4. Department of Pathology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow, U.K. |
| Abstract: | The prenatal diagnosis of a presacral (type IV) sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is described. The initial ultrasound appearance was suggestive of a lower urinary tract obstruction, but further ultrasonic examination and radiological imaging using contrast medium led to the diagnosis of SCT. This is the first prenatal diagnosis of a totally intra-abdominal SCT. |
| Keywords: | Prenatal diagnosis Sacrococcygeal teratoma Fetal tumours Ultrasound |