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Case Report
Two Cases of Tailgut Cyst.
Lee, Hun , Oh, Jae Hwan , Cho, Seung Yeon , Yang, Dal Mo , Ha, Seung Yeon
Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology 2001;17(4):209-212

1Department of Surgery, Gachon Medical School, Gil Medical Center, Inchon, Korea.
2Department of Radiology, Gachon Medical School, Gil Medical Center, Inchon, Korea.
3Department of Pathology, Gachon Medical School, Gil Medical Center, Inchon, Korea.
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Abstract

Tailgut cysts in retrorectal or presacral space are rare and the derivatives of the embryonic post-anal gut. It is thought to arise from vestiges of embryonic hindgut. The lesions were usually multicystic and lined by a variety of epithelial types, including ciliated columnar, mucin-secreting columnar, transitional, and squamous epithelium. Tailgut cyst has been found in men and women of various ages but is more common in women and is usually associated with middle age. They may be the source of the chronic perirectal symptoms and rarely undergo malignant change, so early diagnosis and accurate evaluation is important. Complete surgical resection should be considered because of a long term risk of malignant change. We report two cases of tailgut cyst.

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