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21250817

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-3-2
pubmed:abstractText
Tailgut cysts are developmental cysts that arise from remnants of the embryonic postanal gut and are typically located within the presacral, retrorectal space. Isolated cases of aberrant locations, including prerectal, perirenal, perianal, retrovesical, and subcutaneous locations, have been reported. Malignant transformations with the presence of adenocarcinomas or carcinoids have been recognized within these entities. It is well recognized that anterior sacrococcygeal abnormalities are present and are frequently caused by the slow-growing nature of the tailgut cysts and related mass effect; however, the authors are aware of no reports in the literature of isolated tailgut cysts within the thecal sac in direct contact with neural elements, without extension into the peritoneal cavity. In this case, a 28-year-old woman presented with progressive back pain, frequent urinary tract infections, and bowel dysfunction. She was found to have a purely intradural tailgut cyst with malignant transformation consistent with carcinoid. No peritoneal extension of her disease was found. The authors hypothesize that this is a rare developmental aberration that has not been commonly recognized and potentially has implications for embryological development.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1547-5646
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
382-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Isolated intradural lumbosacral tailgut cyst with carcinoid features.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports