Sacrococcygeal Teratoma in a Teen - A Case Report

Abstract

Sacrococcygeal teratoma is a common congenital neoplasm. This tumor contains derivatives of
more than one of the three embryonic germ cell layers e.g. ectoderm, mesoderm & endoderm
and usually arises as a mass in the sacrococcygeal region. Here we are reporting a case of huge
sacrococcygeal teratoma presenting as a lower abdominal and perineal mass in a thirteen-yearold
schoolgirl, which is very rare.

doi: 10.3329/taj.v16i2.3888

TAJ December 2003; Vol.16(2): 76-78