Tailgut Cyst: a Case Report in a Female Neonate
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Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com MOJ Surg 2015, 2(2): 00016 the retrorectal or presacral space [4] and rarely in the perirenal area [2,3,5], the subcutaneous tissue in the anorectal region [6] and more rarely in the prerectal location. Microscopically, the tailgut cyst is characterized by the presence of a cysts lined with varying types of epithelium; columnar, mucin secreting epithelium predominates, while other areas of squamous and transitional epithelium often coexist [7]. The differential diagnosis of cystic masses in this space includes sacrococcygeal teratoma, dermoid cysts and other complex ovarian masses, rectal duplication cysts, anterior meningoceles, cystic lymphangiomas and abscesses [8,9].
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Tailgut Cyst in a Neonate: A Case Report
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