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==Overview==
==Overview==
[[Alpha-fetoprotein]] and [[beta-hCG]] should be evaluated in patients with sacrococcygeal teratoma to determine the presence of malignant component of the tumor.<ref name = "afp">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wu JT, Book L, Sudar K |title=Serum alpha fetoprotein (AFP) levels in normal infants |journal=Pediatr. Res. |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=50–2 |year=1981 |pmid=6163129 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
An elevated concentration of amniotic fluid alpha feto protein (AFP) is diagnostic of sacrococcygeal teratoma.  
 
==Laboratory Findings==
==Laboratory Findings==
*[[Alpha-fetoprotein]]<ref name = "afp">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wu JT, Book L, Sudar K |title=Serum alpha fetoprotein (AFP) levels in normal infants |journal=Pediatr. Res. |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=50–2 |year=1981 |pmid=6163129 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
An elevated concentration of amniotic fluid alpha feto protein (AFP) is diagnostic of sacrococcygeal teratoma.<ref>{{Cite journal
*[[Beta-hCG]]
| author = [[M. Szabo]], [[P. Varga]], [[A. Zalatnai]], [[J. Hidvegi]], [[Z. Toth]] & [[Z. Papp]]
| title = Sacrococcygeal teratoma and normal alphafetoprotein concentration in amniotic fluid
| journal = [[Journal of medical genetics]]
| volume = 22
| issue = 5
| pages = 405–408
| year = 1985
| month = October
| doi = 10.1136/jmg.22.5.405
| pmid = 2416924
}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Overview

An elevated concentration of amniotic fluid alpha feto protein (AFP) is diagnostic of sacrococcygeal teratoma.

Laboratory Findings

An elevated concentration of amniotic fluid alpha feto protein (AFP) is diagnostic of sacrococcygeal teratoma.[1]

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  1. M. Szabo, P. Varga, A. Zalatnai, J. Hidvegi, Z. Toth & Z. Papp (1985). "Sacrococcygeal teratoma and normal alphafetoprotein concentration in amniotic fluid". Journal of medical genetics. 22 (5): 405–408. doi:10.1136/jmg.22.5.405. PMID 2416924. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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