Evaluation of prenatally diagnosed fetal sacrococcygeal teratomas: A case series of seventeen pregnancies from South-central Turkey
Journal Title: Turkish Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Year 2020, Vol 17, Issue 3
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) cases according to associated cardiac, extracardiac, and chromosomal anomalies in the prenatal period, and to review their outcomes. Materials and Methods: Data of pregnancies with a prenatal diagnosis of SCT between 2009 and 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. Results: One ongoing pregnancy was excluded. There were five medically terminated cases, three due to severe heart failure and the remaining two due to additional congenital defects. Two infants who had heart failure due to hyperdynamic flow died in the neonatal period. Nine infants are well and alive at the time of writing. Conclusion: When a lesion is detected in the sacrococcygeal region during fetal sonography, the differential diagnosis should be made with an appropriate evaluation with emphasis on a possible diagnosis of fetal SCT. Tumor growth and heart failure should be monitored with serial scans when SCT has been diagnosed prenatally.
Authors and Affiliations
Mehmet Özsürmeli, Selim Büyükkurt, Mete Sucu, Erol Arslan, Selahattin Mısırlıoğlu, Çiğdem Akçabay, Masum Kayapınar, Süleyman Cansun Demir, İsmail Cüneyt Evrüke
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