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Fig. 2 | Annals of Pediatric Surgery

Fig. 2

From: Vertical wound closure following sacrococcygeal teratoma excision: an approachable aesthetic solution

Fig. 2

Nine-month-old girl presenting with sacrococcygeal teratoma (Altmann II). a Mid-sagittal MRI showing a solid and a deep cystic component (*) of the tumour. The pathology of excised specimen showed a malignant component. b Marking for the skin incision (vertical elliptical) with the patient in the prone position. c, d Dissection and excision of the tumour through a perineal approach. e Vertical midline wound closure. f The vertical wound at three weeks follow-up

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