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Sacrococcygeal Fetiform Teratoma Altman Type 1: A Rare Case Report in a 11 Year Old Girl

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Fetiform teratoma (homunculus) is a rare but distinct entity, characterized by presence of more organoid differentiation than the classical teratoma but not enough to classify as fetus-in-fetu. Presence of rudimentary limbs in presence/absence of axial skeleton is often reported as an important differentiating feature. Sacrococcygeal location has been reported in a few case reports but in neonates only. This is a rare case of sacrococcygeal fetiform teratoma (Altman type 1) in an 11-year-old girl presenting as a gluteal mass.

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  1. Consultant and HOD Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, DDU Hospital, Hari Nagar 110064, B/3-337 GF, PASCHIM Vihar, New Delhi, 110063, India

    Neelam Sood, Meenakshi Kamboj & Maninder Chaabra

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Sood, N., Kamboj, M. & Chaabra, M. Sacrococcygeal Fetiform Teratoma Altman Type 1: A Rare Case Report in a 11 Year Old Girl. Indian J Surg 75 (Suppl 1), 359–361 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0703-5

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