Retrorectal tumours: a case report.
The authors describe a case of retrorectal tumour in a 48-year-old female. Retrorectal tumours are rare, and their diagnosis is notoriously difficult and late. In this case the first-step diagnosis was made on the basis of clinical findings and radiological investigations such as abdominal ultrasonography. The second step included pelvic CT scans and MR imaging which yielded more precise anatomical details and information for the best surgical approach. We opted for a posterior approach with complete, easy removal of the tumour mass which, after pathological examination, turned out to be an epidermoid cyst. The postoperative course was uneventful and, one year after operation, the patient complains only of mild, irregular perineal pain with completely negative radiological investigations (US and CT scan).
La Manna
Luigi
L
Department of General and Mininvasive Surgery I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione S. Maugeri, Via Ferrata, 8, 27100 Pavia.
Ponchio
Luisa
L
Moro
Guido
G
Parziale
Antonio
A
Ruggiero
Rubina
R
Baldi
Maurizia
M
Della Cuna
Gioacchino Robustelli
GR
Catona
Antonio
A
D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors