Garcia-Palacios Maria, Méndez Roberto, Rodriguez-Barca Pablo, Estevez-Martinez Elina, Pérez-Becerra Eugenio, Bautista-Casasnovas Adolfo
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2013 Jun;1(1):51-3. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1337112. Epub 2013 Mar 8.
Tailgut cyst, or retrorectal cystic hamartoma, is a rare congenital lesion found in the presacral space. The lession has been infrequently reported in medical literature. It is most common in middle-aged women and is rare in children. We report a case of a tailgut cyst mimicking a rectal duplication in an 8-year-old child. Excision and histological examination of the mass confirmed the tailgut cyst.