This MRI scan shows a tumor (teratoma) at the base of the spine
(seen on the left lower edge of the screen), located in the sacrum
and coccyx (sacrococcygeal) area. Teratomas are present at birth
and may contain hair, teeth, and other tissues.
Review Date: 09/26/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow
Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed
by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
