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sacrococcygeal teratoma
Definitions related to sacrococcygeal teratoma:
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A teratoma arising in the sacro-coccygeal region.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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A teratoma that is found at the base of the coccyx. It is the most commonly seen tumor in newborns.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A sacrococcygeal teratoma is a tumor that grows at the base of the spine in a developing fetus. It occurs in one in 40,000 newborns and girls are four times more likely to be affected than boys. Though it is usually benign, there is a possibility that the teratoma could become malignant. As such, the recommended treatment of a teratoma...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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