Tailgut kistleri embriyolojik olarak tailguttan köken alan retrorektal aralık yerleşimli konjenital lezyonlardır. Sıklıkla dördüncü dekatta ve kadınlarda görülür. Olguların çoğunluğu asemptomatik olup rutin incelemeler sırasında insidental saptanır. Alt abdominal ağrı, perirektal kabızlık veya dismenore gibi semptomlara nadiren neden olabilir. Perirektal abse, anorektal fistül kist duvarından g...

Vol. 28, No. 5, 2016 641 Received May 28, 2015, Revised August 19, 2015, Accepted for publication August 19, 2015 Corresponding author: Kwang Hyun Cho, Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2072-2410, Fax: 82-2-742-7344, E-mail: khcho@ snu.ac.kr This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Crea...

Abstract Background Malignant transformation of tailgut cysts (benign retrorectal cysts) into Neurodendocrine tumours (NETS) is extremely rare with less than 30 reported cases in the literature. A tiny proportion these report early recurrence (within 2 years) and to our knowledge none have delayed 6 years after primary resection. Case history We a 55-year-old male who underwent laparoscopic exc...

Retrorectal cystic hamartomas are rare congenital lesions that arise from aberrant remnants of the postanal gut. Most of them appear as asymptomatic lesions in middle-aged women but they can manifest with nonspecific symptoms such as abdominal or pelvic pain, constipation or diarrhoea, genitourinary symptoms, etc. Due to their anatomical position and variable presentation these lesions are ofte...