Authors: Vasileios Charalampakis Dimitrios Stamatiou Manousos Christodoulakis Maria Kafousi Evangelia Chryssou Eelco de Bree John Melissas
Publish Date: 2013/01/10
Volume: 44, Issue: 5, Pages: 961-966
Abstract
Tailgut cysts are developmental hamartomas found in the presacral space They are usually detected incidentally during physical examinations or imaging studies However they may cause symptoms due to compression of nearby organs Due to their potential malignant transformation surgical resection is warranted while routine biopsy is considered controversial because of the concern about infection of the tailgut cyst and needletrack implantation of malignant cells The coexistence of a carcinoid in a tailgut cyst is extremely rare Only 16 cases have been reported previously the vast majority of which were found in females We herein present the case of a carcinoid in a tailgut cyst found in a male patient discuss the potential pathogenesis of tailgut carcinoids and underline the fact that their previous consideration of the condition as a femalerestricted entity should be rejected
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