Abstract
Authors report their experience in management of two cases of giant sacrococcygeal teratomas in Ziguinchor Regional Hospital and emphasize the need for prenatal diagnosis and management before complications. Figure
Highlights
The sacrococcygeal teratomas are rare benign tumors derived from totipotent embryonic cells of the caudal region
Sacrococcygeal teratomas are benign tumors derived from totipotent embryonic cells of the caudal region [1]
Diagnosis and management of these tumors are ideally done in the antenatal period [2,3,5]
Summary
Sacrococcygeal teratomas are benign tumors derived from totipotent embryonic cells of the caudal region [1]. Their incidence is estimated to be between 1/35000 and 1/40000 births [1,2,3,4]. A 29-year-old mother, G5 P5, delivered a female newborn in the emergency for sacrococcygeal mass. A newborn female was carried to emergency after delivery for a sacroiliac mass coccyx. Her mother was a primigravida of 21 years old. Echocardiography was normal and the abdominal ultrasound confirmed a sacrococcygeal tumor stage I of Altman classification.
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