title: Adenocarcinoma within a rectal duplication cyst: case report and literature review.
abstract: Intestinal duplications are uncommon but recognised developmental anomalies. Duplications of the rectum are the most uncommon of these anomalies. They may present with perianal fistulae, bleeding, a pelvic mass or symptoms produced by a mass, or, rarely, malignant change. We present a case of an adenocarcinoma within a rectal duplication cyst which was initially thought to be inoperable but was treated by radical surgery.
authors.affiliation: St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Michael
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Northover
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012007:Rectum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed