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Pallab Kumar Mistri1, Bijan Patua, Hajekul Alam
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, North Bengal Medical College Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.
Sacrococcygeal teratoma in fetus is rare. If it remains antenatally undiagnosed, it may cause sudden arrest of an otherwise uncomplicated vaginal delivery because of the tumor mass. This poses a challenge to obstetricians. In this era of widespread antenatal care, this type of complication is very rare; however, in such cases, if met unexpectedly, an urgent laparotomy followed by a reduction of the tumor mass might help in completion of the delayed delivery.
Sacrococcygeal teratoma in fetus is rare. If it remains antenatally undiagnosed, it may cause sudden arrest of an otherwise uncomplicated vaginal delivery because of the tumor mass. This poses a challenge to obstetricians. In this era of widespread antenatal care, this type of complication is very rare; however, in such cases, if met unexpectedly, an urgent laparotomy followed by a reduction of the tumor mass might help in completion of the delayed delivery.
