Hamartoma cístico retrorretal / Retrorectal cystic hamartoma
Rev. Col. Bras. Cir
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29(4): 237-239, jul.-ago. 2002. ilus
Article
in Portuguese
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ABSTRACT
A 32-year-old woman was referred to our institution for a pelvic mass. She was asymptomatic and was found to have a mass on rectal examination. Magnetic resonance showed a large solid-cystic mass and the patient underwent complete surgical excision with pathologic findings suggesting retrorectal cyst-hamartoma. Tailgut cysts (or retrorectal cystic hamartomas) are rare congenital lesions settled in the retrorectal (presacral) space. They are made up of cysts lined by multiple types of epithelium, often predominantly mucin-secreting. The lesion requires complete surgical excision to prevent complications of recurrence, infection or carcinomatous degeneration.
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Portuguese
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Rev. Col. Bras. Cir
Journal subject:
General Surgery
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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