title: Isolated extraabdominal colonic tissue: What do we know about it?
abstract: A newborn presenting with an isolated ectopic colonic tissue arising from the vulva without any associated anomaly is reported. The clinicopathologic features of this rare entity are discussed with special emphasis on embryologic basis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Arbay O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Ciftci
authors.forename: F Cahit
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Tanyel
authors.forename: Nebil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Büyükpamukçu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002828:Choristoma / Q000196:embryology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003106:Colon / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery*