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Mature sacrococcygeal teratoma containing the lower half of a human body
J Parízek1, S Nĕmecek, B Pospísilová
1Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia.
Abstract:
Twins were diagnosed by ultrasound in a 29-year-old woman. The cesarean delivery revealed at first a mature girl with a large benign sacrococcygeal teratoma and then a healthy boy. X-ray and CT examinations of the teratoma showed pelvic and lower limb bones. A mature teratoma-tridermoma (weight 475 g) containing the underdeveloped lower half of a human body was confirmed during surgery and verified morphologically. The fraternal twins, i.e., the girl operated upon and her brother, have been followed for 5 years and are without any complaints. They have normal neurological function.