Malignant retrorectal teratoma presenting as an infected perianal sinus.
Retrorectal teratomas are rare tumours arising in the presacral space. We report a case of malignant retrorectal teratoma which presented as an infected perianal sinus. The patient was treated with abdominoperineal resection.
Haribhakti
S P
SP
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and Pathology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
Choudhary
C G
CG
Sikora
S S
SS
D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications*