Background The retrorectal tumors represent a heterogeneous group of benign and malignant neoplasms which are currently treated without uniform criteria. The most used classifications are based on different histologic origin of these tumors, on their presumed nature (inflammatory or neoplastic), or on their size. A standardization of the surgical approach based on all these characteristics is s...

Ufuk Üniversitesi, Mevlana Bulvar›/Konya Yolu Balgat/Ankara, Turkey Phone: + 90 312 292 99 00 / 9854 • E-mail: [email protected] We report herein a young patient with fecal and urinary incontinence due to a retrorectal hematoma. A 15-year-old male admitted with the complaints of being unable to walk or lie down on his back and no urinary bladder or anal sphincter control. His history reveale...

Retrorectal tumors are a rare group of neoplasms that occur most commonly in the neonatal and infant population. They vary in presentation, but teratomas are the most common and often present as a protruding mass from the sacrococcygeal region. Immediate surgical resection is indicated when found and coccygectomy is performed to prevent recurrence. When teratomas recur, the patients most often ...

Chordoma is a primary sacral neoplasm of ectodermal origin and makes up %1- 4 of all primary bone tumors. It is usually present on the midline cerebrospinal axis and the most common locations are the spheno-clival region and the sacrum. The treatment of primary sacral tumors represents a challenge because of a large tumor mass at presentation and a hemorrhage risk in surgery. Sacral tumors may ...