DOI: 10.36347/sasjs.2022.v08i02.004

Pages: 60-62

Definition: Sacrococcygeal teratoma is a rare disease that most commonly occurs in female children. It is a most often benign tumor detectable before birth and occurs in only one in every 35,000-4,000 newborns. Objective: To describe the diagnostic and therapeutic epidemiological aspects of sacrococcygeal teratoma in newborns. Methodology: Retrospective descriptive study of three cases carried out in the pediatric surgery department of the Fousseyni Dao Hospital in Kayes from January 2014 to December 2020. Results: Extreme ages from 02 to 06 days, all male. The mothers were unschooled housewives and did not perform any antenatal consultations. The three parturients gave birth by caesarean section. The tumor mass was the main reason for consultation. On clinical examination the three teratomas were classified as type 1 according to Altmann. The ultrasound performed showed a heterogeneous retro-sacral mass. The surgery was a monobloc resection of the tumor. The postoperative consequences were straightforward after a 10-day hospital stay and follow-up was done on an outpatient basis. Pathological examination of the two surgical specimens revealed a mature teratoma, while this examination was impossible in the third newborn for lack of means. Conclusion: Rare tumor in the Kayes region and the course depends on adequate management.