Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 24, 2026

Intraoperative Ultrasound in Spinal Surgery
Published on: August 17, 2022
Sacrococcygeal teratoma with spinal canal invasion prenatally diagnosed
Eric Jelin1, Angie Child Jelin, Hanmin Lee
1Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Abstract:
Fetal sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is rarely associated with spinal invasion. The prognostic significance of spinal invasion is unknown. In the past, invasion has been discovered by postnatal imaging or in the operating room. As screening ultrasounds have become more prevalent in the United States, more SCTs have been discovered and characterized prenatally. This screening has allowed for better birth planning and neonatal therapy. We report a case of SCT invading the spinal canal seen on prenatal ultrasound. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of prenatally diagnosed SCT intraspinal invasion.

