Retrospective Evaluation of Childhood Germ Cell Tumors: A Single-Center Experience [PDF]
ChildrenBackground: Germ cell tumors are benign or malignant tumors that originate from the human embryo’s primordial germ cells. This study aims to conduct a retrospective analysis of germ cell tumors followed up at our institution, including their ...
Arzu Selamioglu +7 more
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Sacrococcygeal extraspinal ependymoma: a case report
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2003 Ependymomas, the common glial tumors of the spinal cord, occur occasionally outside the central nervous system and are called extraspinal ependymomas (ESE).
Nusret Akpolat +3 more
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Sacrococcygeal Teratoma Using Two and Three-Dimensional Ultrasonography [PDF]
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2012 Sacrococcygeal teratoma accounts for half of all fetal tumors, with a prevalence of 1 : 40,000 births. It is believed to originate from pluripotent cells in Hensen's nodule.
Livia Teresa Moreira Rios +4 more
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Prenatal Sacrococcygeal Teratoma Diagnosed in a Fetus with Partial Trisomy 13q22
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2019 Sacrococcygeal teratoma is a rare neoplasm that arises from a totipotent stem cell in Henson’s node. It has rarely been associated with chromosomal abnormalities.
Shana S. Dalal +2 more
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Squamous cell skin carcinoma due to chronic sacrococcygeal diseases [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2022 Introduction/Objective. Sacrococcygeal region squamous cell cancers (SCC) due to chronic sacrococcygeal diseases of skin are rare malignancies. The anatomical relation with the anus represents a challenge for diagnosis and surgical treatment ...
Gumus Serdar +5 more
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Haemodynamic-Focused Bedside Ultrasound Enhances Early Detection of Sacral Pressure Injuries in Immobilised Polytrauma Patients. [PDF]
Int Wound JABSTRACT Early detection of sacral pressure injuries (PIs) in immobilised polytrauma patients remains challenging. This study evaluated ultrahigh‐frequency (UHF) ultrasound combining structural and haemodynamic parameters for early PI diagnosis. In a prospective cohort of 73 polytrauma patients (Injury Severity Score 16–25), daily sacrococcygeal ...
Chen J, diWen Y, Zhu D, Du Y, Yuan L.
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J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg, 2023 A rare extragonadal mixed germ cell tumor of the sacrococcygeal area presenting with mature thymic tissue in the teratomatous component, a rare finding and the first reported case of such an ...
Chaturvedi A +5 more
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Closure of pilonidal sinus by the modified off-midline method in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 Background and objective: Sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease is an inflammation in the natal cleft of the sacrococcygeal region, which develops to abscesses and sinus formation.
Dawan Jamal Hawezy, Azhi Aram Kareem
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Perianal human tail with lower imperforate anus: A case report
African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2023 The human tail is usually attached to the sacrococcygeal skin. However, few reports of the human tail at the perineal or perianal region have been described. Moreover, the tails are rarely accompanied with anorectal malformations (ARMs).
Satoshi Yokoyama +2 more
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Giant malignant sacrococcygeal germ cell tumor in a newborn: A rare case report
Radiology Case Reports, 2022 Malignant germ cell tumors constitute about 3%-4% of all neoplasms occurring before the age of 15. They arise in the ovaries, the testes, and in several other locations, including the lower back, the chest, the brain, and the abdomen.
Carmela Brillantino +9 more
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