by Hira Ahsan | Sep 16, 2018 | Spine
Spine |Sacrococcygeal teratomas (SCT) Fetal tumours such as sacrococcygeal teratomas (SCT) are growths that are usually benign (not-cancerous) masses of tissue and blood vessels. Very large tumours (≥7 cm diameter) may “steal” blood from the fetal circulation,...
by Hira Ahsan | Sep 16, 2018 | Spine
Spine | Spina Bifida Spina Bifida (or Neural Tube Defect [NTD]) is a structural defect of a baby’s central nervous system that occurs while a fetus is still inside the womb. This results in an opening in the fetus’s spinal column that exposes the spinal cord and the...
