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Hereditary sacrococcygeal teratomas
R E Sonnino1, S Chou, F M Guttman
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, Quebec, Canada.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
|October 1, 1989
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Hereditary presacral teratomas and related anomalies are rare. This study details a family with a father diagnosed with meningocele and two children with sacrococcygeal teratomas, including anterior meningocele.
Area of Science:
- Genetics
- Pediatric Surgery
- Developmental Biology
Background:
- Hereditary presacral teratomas are rare congenital tumors with associated anomalies.
- Previous reports have documented such cases in six distinct families.
- Understanding the genetic and developmental basis of these tumors is crucial.
Abstract:
Hereditary presacral teratoma and its associated anomalies have been described in six kindreds. We report on a similar family where the father presents with a presumed meningocele and his two children with sacrococcygeal teratomas, associated with anterior meningocele in one.