Neuroendocrine tumour arising inside a tailgut cyst
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Neuroendocrine tumour arising inside a retro-rectal tailgut cyst: report of two cases and a review of the literature
Tailgut cysts (or retro-rectal cyst-hamartomas (RCHs)) are developmental abnormalities consisting of multiloculated cysts lined by squamous, transitional or glandular epithelium which, albeit rarely, may give rise to malignant transformations. Carcinoid tumours arising in the presacral region are extremely rare and usually benign, and only a few are described in the literature. Case 1: A 63-yea...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0035-8843,1478-7083
DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2016.0362