CASE 31

ANSWER: Sacrococcygeal teratoma.


Figure 1. Her plain abdominal film, anteroposterior view,
shows a soft tissue mass in the lower abdomen
and pelvic cavity and displacement of the bowel
loops cephalad. The mass has multiple calcifications
(red arrows) and a fat component (black arrow).
Note urethral catheter (blue arrow).


Figure 2. The lateral film of her lower abdomen has
multiple calcifications in the mass and a radiolucent
area (red arrow), which is the fat component.

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