Les teratomes sacro-coccygiens. [a propos de 21 cas]

ABSTRACT

From a study of 21 cases, seen in the service of neonatal surgery C the authors recall that the sacro-coccygeal teratoma is a carcinological emergency. Its diagnosis is evident in perineal tumefaction and the anus deviation, from which the necessity of a systematic examination of perineum at labour. Prognosis of this tumour depends on the newborn's age. The affection is benign before 4 months. After this delay, the malignancy risk increases. It also depends on the histologic type and certainly on the tumour ablation with the imperious resection of the coccyx; otherwise, the tumoral recurrence risk increases