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...

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...

Aim: Presacral lesions are uncommon and represent a diagnostic and surgical challenge. The aim of this study is to present our experience with Kraske’s transsacral resection and to review current literature. Methods: Seven patients who had a transsacral resection between 2001 and 2013 were reviewed retrospectively. Results: Two men and five women with a mean age of 39 (range 17 60) years were d...

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...

INTRODUCTION Retrorectal cysts are rare benign lesions which are frequently diagnosed in middle-aged females. According to their origin and histopathologic features, retrorectal cysts are classified as squamous-lined (dermoid or epidermoid) cysts, postanal gut (tailgut) cysts, and rectal duplications (enteric or enterogenous cysts, enterocystomas). Described in this case report is an extremely ...

UNLABELLED Presacral tumors are rare with few published studies in the literature. It is unknown whether the course of the disease and the required treatment differs between pediatric and adult patients. The aim of the study was to compare presenting symptoms, surgical treatment, pathology, and recurrence rates of presacral tumors in these two groups. MATERIAL AND METHODS An IRB-approved char...