A Retrorectal Neurofibroma Resected by Transsacral Approach. |
Cho, Bu Goan , Ahn, Byung Kwon , Lee, Seung Hyun , Baek, Sung Uhn , Chang, Hee Kyung |
1Departments of Surgery, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. gsabk@ns.kosinmed.or.kr 2Departments of Pathology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. |
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Abstract |
Tumors in the retrorectal area are rare. Surgical approaches to retrorectal tumors include posterior, anterior, or combined approaches. We have encountered a case of a 56- year-old woman with a retrorectal tumor. She had a solid tumor, 3 cm in size, in the posterior midline rectum 7 cm above the anal verge. The tumor was successfully resected by using a posterior (transsacral) approach with a partial sacrectomy and was diagnosed as being a neurofibroma. There were no postoperative complications. |
Key Words:
Retrorectal tumor; Neurofibroma; Transsacral approach |
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