Going out on a limb for a difficult diagnosis: a case report.
Clin Imaging
; 38(1): 63-6, 2014.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24080370
Sacral tumors with fetiform features are rare and pose a diagnostic challenge to the ultrasonologist. Sacrococcygeal teratomas (SCT) and parasitic twins can have very similar sonographic features but have different implications to an affected pregnancy. While postnatal histopathology is ultimately necessary to distinguish between a SCT and a heteropagus twin, certain characteristics, such as the presence of a vertebral column and the pattern and rate of tumor growth, may be useful to guide counseling and management decisions.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pelvic Neoplasms
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Sacrococcygeal Region
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Spinal Neoplasms
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Teratoma
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Fetal Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Imaging
Journal subject:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Estados Unidos