1998
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(98)90426-2
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Long-term outcome for infants and children with sacrococcygeal teratoma: A report from the childrens cancer group

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“…As per Rescorla et al, all pa ents presen ng a er the age of one year had malignant tumours 12 . Gabra et al also reported that 71% of their pa ents presen ng beyond neonatal period were malignant 13. These interpreta ons are consistent with our results, two pa ents who presented beyond 1 year of age had >50% immature ssue (malignant component) on histology.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 66%
“…As per Rescorla et al, all pa ents presen ng a er the age of one year had malignant tumours 12 . Gabra et al also reported that 71% of their pa ents presen ng beyond neonatal period were malignant 13. These interpreta ons are consistent with our results, two pa ents who presented beyond 1 year of age had >50% immature ssue (malignant component) on histology.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 66%
“…Teratomas are the tumour which consists of the tissues that arise from embryonic ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm. Common locations of teratomas in children are sacroccocygeal, gonadal, mediastinal, and retroperitoneal [1][2][3][4][5]. Teratomas may also occur at very unusual locations and are intra-peritoneal teratomas arising from mesentery and mesocolon, gastric teratoma, spinal teratoma, teratoma occurring at cervical region, intra-cranial teratomas occurring at medulla oblongata, teratoma occurring at liver and kidney [6-10].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Na falha destes objetivos, a recorrência é a regra. No paciente com teratoma maduro o único tratamento preconizado é o cirúr-gico, possuindo uma taxa de recidiva em torno de 4% (seguimento de 39 meses), impondo seguimento de no mínimo 3 anos 1,22 . Nos casos de teratoma imaturo, o desconhecimento da probabilidade de sua malignidade, não permitiu estabelecer como rotina o tratamento adjuvante de quimioterapia e radioterapia 6,8 .…”
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