A Rare Case of Extragonadal Mixed Germ Cell Tumor of the Sacrococcygeal Region with Mature Thymic Tissue in the Teratoma Component

Anubhuti Chaturvedi; Reena Tomar; Kirti Balhara; Nita Khurana; Simmi K Ratan; Aparajita Mitra

doi:10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_150_23

A Rare Case of Extragonadal Mixed Germ Cell Tumor of the Sacrococcygeal Region with Mature Thymic Tissue in the Teratoma Component

J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2023 Nov-Dec;28(6):541-543. doi: 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_150_23. Epub 2023 Oct 6.

Authors

Anubhuti Chaturvedi¹, Reena Tomar¹, Kirti Balhara¹, Nita Khurana¹, Simmi K Ratan², Aparajita Mitra²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
² Department of Pediatric Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India.

Abstract

A rare extragonadal mixed germ cell tumor of the sacrococcygeal area presenting with mature thymic tissue in the teratomatous component, a rare finding and the first reported case of such an association.

Keywords: Extragonadal germ cell tumor; sacrococcygeal; thymic tissue in teratoma.

Publication types

Case Reports