Sacrococcygeal teratoma: evaluation of its approach, treatment and follow-up in two reference children cancer centers in Brazil / Rio de Janeiro

Sacrococcygeal teratoma: evaluation of its approach, treatment and follow-up in two reference children cancer centers in Brazil / Rio de Janeiro

ABSTRACT Introduction: sacrococcygeal teratoma (TSC) is the most common tumor of the neonatal period. Alphafetoprotein is an important tumor marker and is used in the follow-up period as a marker of malignancy. The complete surgical resection of the tumor associated with coccygectomy is the standa...

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Main Authors: VANESSA DO NASCIMENTO SANTOS, SIMONE DE OLIVEIRA COELHO, ALAN ARAUJO VIEIRA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões 2022-09-01
Series:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Subjects:
Teratoma
Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912022000100234&tlng=pt

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