Sacrococcygeal Teratomas in Currarino Syndrome: A Multicenter Review of Tumor Characteristics, Surgical Outcomes, and Recurrence

A multicenter review examined over 200 sacrococcygeal teratoma cases comparing children with Currarino syndrome to those without it.

Currarino patients were almost always diagnosed after birth.

Tumors in Currarino patients are almost exclusively Altman type 4, buried deep in the pelvis.

Every tumor in the Currarino group was a mature one with no immature or malignant components at all.

Currarino-associated tumors were much smaller, around 3 centimeters instead of 8 centimeters.

Recurrence was almost nonexistent in Currarino cases and not significantly different from non-Currarino cases.

Currarino-associated sacrococcygeal teratomas behave incredibly well oncologically, suggesting potential for less aggressive long-term follow-up.