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Teratomas are germ cell tumors arising from the gonads or (usually midline) extragonadal sites. Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is the commonest variety and the commonest of all solid neonatal tumors and is the focus of this chapter.

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    Teratoma is derived from the Greek teratos meaning monster and onkoma meaning swelling.

  2. 2.

    R. Peter Altman—American pediatric surgeon at Columbia University, New York.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

    Erica Makin

  2. King’s College Hospital, London, UK

    Mark Davenport

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  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, St George’s Hospital, London, UK

    Chandrasen K. Sinha

  2. Department of Paediatric Surgery, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

    Mark Davenport

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Makin, E., Davenport, M. (2022). Teratomas. In: Sinha, C.K., Davenport, M. (eds) Handbook of Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84467-7_47

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