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100% mortality when tumor, hydrops present. (Sacrococcygeal Teratoma).

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| March 15, 2002 | Walsh, Nancy | COPYRIGHT 2002 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

NEW ORLEANS -- The presence of hydrops is a poor prognostic sign in fetuses diagnosed antenatally with sacrococcygeal teratoma.

A retrospective evaluation of 13 cases of this tumor detected ultrasonographically between weeks 18 and 29 of gestation found 100% mortality when hydrops was present, Dr. K. Mujaibel reported at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

Another poor prognostic sign was rapid tumor growth, which was significantly associated with the development of cardiomegaly and polyhydramnios, according to Dr. Mujaibel of the department of maternal-fetal medicine, ...

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