Tailgut cyst: MRI evaluation.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of our study was to evaluate the MRI features of tailgut cysts in five patients.


CONCLUSIONS
Our results suggest that MRI may be useful in the diagnosis of tailgut cyst. A multilocular cystic mass in the presacral space is a characteristic MRI finding of tailgut cyst, which may also be revealed as a cystic mass consisting of a large cyst accompanied by a small peripheral cyst. However, further studies are necessary to establish the usefulness of MRI for evaluating tailgut cysts.
Yang
Dal Mo
DM
Department of Radiology, Gachon Medical College Gil Medical Center, 1198, Guwol-Dong, Namdong-Gu, Incheon 405-760, South Korea. dmyang@ghil.com
Park
Chul Hi
CH
Jin
Wook
W
Chang
Suk Ki
SK
Kim
Jee Eun
JE
Choi
Soo Jin
SJ
Jung
Dong Hae
DH
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome