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The management of prenatally diagnosed sacrococcygeal teratoma |
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| Authors: | Hitoshi Ikeda Hiroyasu Okumura Kikuo Nagashima Kei Shinozaki Yukio Nagamachi Takao Fukaishi Hiroyoshi Ebara Masao Sakaguchi |
| Affiliation: | (1) First Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, 3-39-15, Showa-machi, Maebashi, 371 Gunma, Japan;(2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gunma University School of Medicine, 3-39-15, Showa-machi, Maebashi, 371 Gunma, Japan;(3) Department of Pediatrics, Gunma University School of Medicine, 3-39-15, Showa-machi, Maebashi, 371 Gunma, Japan |
| Abstract: | Two of our own and 18 other reported cases with prenatally diagnosed sacrococcygeal teratoma that were delivered by cesarean section are reviewed. Six infants delivered at a gestational age of from 25 to 32 weeks died perinatally. Causes of death were immaturity, intratumoral hemorrhage, and tumor rupture. It is concluded that an attempt should be made to continue pregnancy until 32 weeks' gestation and that after this age infants should be delivered by elective cesarean section as soon as possible.Offprint requests to: H. Ikeda |
| Keywords: | Sacrococcygeal teratoma Prenatal diagnosis |
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