Transitional cell carcinoma of the retrorectal space arisen in tailgut cyst: a case report and review of the literature

• Published in: International journal of surgical pathology Vol. 22; no. 3; p. 280
• Main Authors: Vinciguerra, Gian Luca Rampioni, Mercantini, Paolo, La Torre, Marco, Pilozzi, Emanuela, Ziparo, Vincenzo, Vecchione, Andrea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2014
• Subjects: Aged; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell - complications; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell - pathology; Female; Hamartoma - complications; Hamartoma - pathology; Humans; Rectum - pathology; Retroperitoneal Space - pathology; Sacrococcygeal Region - pathology; retrorectal space; transitional cell carcinoma; tailgut cyst

Tailgut cysts, also known as retrorectal cystic hamartomas, are congenital lesions derived by an abnormal remnant of the postanal primitive hindgut, consisting of unilocular or multilocular cysts usually lined by squamous, transitional, or glandular epithelium. Malignant transformation is an uncommo...