sacrococcygeal teratoma

sacrococcygeal teratoma
a solid tumor containing derivatives of one or more of the embryonic germ layers, arising from the pluripotent cells of the primitive node and usually presenting as a protruding mass between the coccyx and rectum; the most common teratoma in the newborn.

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