Abstract
We report a case of a presacral teratoma containing a malignant carcinoid component associated with an anterior sacral meningocele that presented in a 35-year-old woman. The clinical, radiographic, and pathological features of these rare tumors, of presacral meningoceles, and of the hereditary presacral teratoma syndrome are discussed.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Carcinoid Tumor / complications*
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Carcinoid Tumor / diagnostic imaging
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Carcinoid Tumor / pathology
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Carcinoid Tumor / surgery
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Female
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Humans
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Lumbosacral Region
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Meningocele / complications*
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Meningocele / diagnostic imaging
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Meningocele / surgery
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Myelography
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Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / complications*
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Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / diagnostic imaging
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Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology
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Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / surgery
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Spinal Cord Neoplasms / complications*
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Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Spinal Cord Neoplasms / pathology
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Spinal Cord Neoplasms / surgery
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Teratoma / complications*
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Teratoma / diagnostic imaging
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Teratoma / pathology
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Teratoma / surgery