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ArticleJournal of Zhejiang University. Science. B

Adult sacrococcygeal teratoma: a retrospective study over eight years at a single institution.

Xiang-Ming Xu, Feng Zhao, Xiao-Fei Cheng, Wei-Xiang Zhong, Jing-Peng Liu, Wei-Qin Jiang, Xiao-Kai Yu, Jian-Jiang Lin

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xiang-Ming XuDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Feng ZhaoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Xiao-Fei ChengDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Wei-Xiang ZhongDepartment of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Jing-Peng LiuDepartment of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Wei-Qin JiangCancer Biotherapy Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Xiao-Kai YuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Jian-Jiang LinDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Zhejiang University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University · CNHangzhou Cancer Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine the clinical, imaging, and histological features, and surgical resection modalities and outcomes of adult sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT).

methodsAdult patients with histopathologically diagnosed SCT were enrolled in our hospital between August 2010 and August 2018. Each patient's characteristics and clinical information were reviewed.

resultsThere were 8 patients in the study (2 males, 6 females) with a median age of 34 years (range, 18-67 years). The time to clinical symptoms was 14 d to 35 years, with a median time of 4 years. Six patients presented with symptoms of sacrococcygeal pain, and four with signs of sacrococcygeal mass and ulceration in the sacrococcygeal region. Six patients were evaluated using a combination of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). All patients showed a presacral tumor with heterogeneous intensity on CT images. All patients underwent surgical treatment, including 6 parasacral, 1 transabdominal, and 1 combined anterior-posterior surgery cases. Seven patients were histopathologically diagnosed with benign mature SCT, and have shown no recurrence. One patient had malignant SCT, with recurrence at 84 months after surgery. After a second surgery, the patient had no recurrence within 6 months follow-up after re-resection.

conclusionsOur retrospective study demonstrated: (1) adult SCT is difficult to diagnose because of a lack of typical clinical symptoms and signs; (2) a combination of CT and MRI examination is beneficial for preoperative diagnosis; (3) the choice of surgical approach and surgical resection modality depends on the size, location, and components of the tumor, which can be defined from preoperative CT and MRI evaluation; (4) most adult SCTs are benign; the surgical outcome for the malignant SCT patient was good after complete resection. Even for the patient with recurrent malignant SCT, the surgical outcome was good after re-resection.

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AdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMargins of ExcisionMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPain MeasurementRetrospective StudiesSacrococcygeal RegionTeratomaTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeSacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT); Clinical features; Computed tomography (CT); Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Surgical resection modality

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PMID31273964
PMCPMC6656562
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