Neonatal Sacrococcygeal Neuroblastoma Mimicking a Teratoma
We reported the first case of a congenital intrapelvic presacral neuroblastoma in Puerto Rico managed in the early neonatal period. The preoperative diagnosis was a sacrococcygeal teratoma Altman stage IV classification. This case confirms the importance of a comprehensive physical examination and o...
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| author | Leticia Gely Humberto Lugo-Vicente María Correa-Rivas Kary Bouet Zayhara Reyes Bou Mohammed Suleiman Inés García |
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| description | We reported the first case of a congenital intrapelvic presacral neuroblastoma in Puerto Rico managed in the early neonatal period. The preoperative diagnosis was a sacrococcygeal teratoma Altman stage IV classification. This case confirms the importance of a comprehensive physical examination and observation of low-risk newborn infants with a history of adequate prenatal care and an unremarkable fetal ultrasonogram during pregnancy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-66fc67705ad4411282abc0938f7084ac2025-02-03T01:21:58ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112017-01-01201710.1155/2017/36248473624847Neonatal Sacrococcygeal Neuroblastoma Mimicking a TeratomaLeticia Gely0Humberto Lugo-Vicente1María Correa-Rivas2Kary Bouet3Zayhara Reyes Bou4Mohammed Suleiman5Inés García6Department of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR, USADepartment of Pediatric Surgery, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR, USADepartment of Pathology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR, USADepartment of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR, USADepartment of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR, USADepartment of Pathology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR, USADepartment of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR, USAWe reported the first case of a congenital intrapelvic presacral neuroblastoma in Puerto Rico managed in the early neonatal period. The preoperative diagnosis was a sacrococcygeal teratoma Altman stage IV classification. This case confirms the importance of a comprehensive physical examination and observation of low-risk newborn infants with a history of adequate prenatal care and an unremarkable fetal ultrasonogram during pregnancy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3624847 |
| spellingShingle | Leticia Gely Humberto Lugo-Vicente María Correa-Rivas Kary Bouet Zayhara Reyes Bou Mohammed Suleiman Inés García Neonatal Sacrococcygeal Neuroblastoma Mimicking a Teratoma Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | Neonatal Sacrococcygeal Neuroblastoma Mimicking a Teratoma |
| title_full | Neonatal Sacrococcygeal Neuroblastoma Mimicking a Teratoma |
| title_fullStr | Neonatal Sacrococcygeal Neuroblastoma Mimicking a Teratoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neonatal Sacrococcygeal Neuroblastoma Mimicking a Teratoma |
| title_short | Neonatal Sacrococcygeal Neuroblastoma Mimicking a Teratoma |
| title_sort | neonatal sacrococcygeal neuroblastoma mimicking a teratoma |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3624847 |
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