[Sacrococcygeal teratoma: review of the literature].

Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is rare germ cell tumor composed of multiple types of cells derived from the three primitive germ cell layers. SCT is the most common tumor of germ cells. In recent years the routinely use of prenatal obstetric ultrasonography has led to increase in the prenatal diagnosis of type of malformation. Management should be multidisciplinary and integrated by pediatric neurosurgeons, pediatric surgeons, pediatricians and oncologists. The advent of fetal surgery to identify fetuses at risk has improve survival. We present a review of the literature aimed to enable better understanding of this pathology.