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According to Gonzalez-Crussi System, Sacrococcygeal teratoma is graded on a scale from 0-3, based on the histology:[1][2]

Grade Microscopic Features

Grade 0

  • Tumor contains only mature tissue

Grade I

  • Tumor contains rare foci of immature tissues
  • Less than 10% tissue is Immature

Grade II

  • Tumor contains moderate quantities of immature tissues.
  • Upto 10-50% tissue in immature

Grade III

  • Tumor contains large quantities of immature tissue with or without malignant yolk sac elements.
  • More than 50% tissue is immature
  1. Myers LB, Bulich LA. Anesthesia for Fetal Intervention and Surgery. PMPH-USA; 2005.
  2. Harms D, Zahn S, Göbel U, Schneider DT (2006). "Pathology and molecular biology of teratomas in childhood and adolescence". Klin Padiatr. 218 (6): 296–302. doi:10.1055/s-2006-942271. PMID 17080330.