Sacrococcygeal Teratoma Patient Stories
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Given’s Story: Prenatal Care and Postnatal Surgery for Sacrococcygeal Teratoma
When Given’s parents learned their unborn baby had a sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT), a tumor on the tailbone, they sought help and hope at CHOP.
Lyra’s Story: Celebrating the 5,000th Baby Born in the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit
After learning their unborn daughter’s life was at risk from a tumor growing on her tailbone, Lyra’s parents found hope in the SCT experts at CHOP.
Sacrococcygeal Teratoma Surgery: Julia’s Story
When doctors discovered a large tumor growing on their unborn baby’s tailbone, Jenny and Derek sought expert care at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Sophia’s Story: Fetal Surgery to Remove a Sacrococcygeal Teratoma
Before she was born, Sophia underwent successful surgery at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to remove a tumor called a sacrococcygeal teratoma from her tailbone. See how she's doing now.
Kate’s Story: Postnatal Surgery for Sacrococcygeal Teratoma
A family looks back on their child’s journey from a devastating prenatal diagnosis of sacrococcygeal teratoma, to hope
Sacrococcygeal Teratoma (SCT): Emoni’s Story
Emoni’s family relocated from Atlanta to be near Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia so she could get the expert care she needed immediately after birth.
Sacrococcygeal Teratoma (SCT): Ava's Story
Despite insurance obstacles, a family found hope at the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment after learning their baby had a sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT).
Fetal Surgery for Sacrococcygeal Teratoma (SCT): Maeve’s Story
Before Maeve was born, doctors at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia performed fetal surgery to remove a huge tumor growing from her tailbone called a sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT).
Sacrococcygeal Teratoma (SCT) Surgery: Emily’s Story
At just one day old, Emily underwent surgery to remove a sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT), a large tumor that had grown to be a third of her size by the time she was born.
Sacrococcygeal Teratoma (SCT): Rowan's Story
Rowan was diagnosed before birth with a sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT), a tumor located on her tailbone. She underwent surgery at CHOP the day after she was born.