Major sacrococcygeal teratoma in an extreme premature infant: A multidisciplinary approach

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-45

  Den Otter, S C M ^a   De Mol, A C ^a   Eggink, A J ^a   Van Heijst, A F J ^a   De Bruijn, D ^a   Wijnen, R M H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Multidisciplinary approach; Premature infant; Sacrococcygeal teratoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACROCOCCYX TERATOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; TERATOMA;

EID: 37049005802     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109225     Document Type: Article

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