Teratoma sacrococcígeo: revisión de la literatura a propósito de un caso

classically, the teratoma is defined like a tumor consisted of tissues from the three germinal layers of embryo (endoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm). sacrococcygeal teratoma is a tumor located at the coccyx base with an incidence of 1 by 35 000 to 40 000 births and it is the commonest tumor in newborns with predominance in female sex. this is the case of a female newborn diagnosed with a benign sacrococcygeal type ii teratoma. authors offer a review on this subject.