title: Adenocarcinoma arising in a tailgut cyst: a case report.
abstract: Tailgut cyst (TGC), also called retrorectal hamartoma, is a rare congenital lesion arising from persistent remnants of the postanal gut. Malignant transformation of TGC is exceedingly uncommon. We report herein the clinicopathologic features and the follow-up of a new case of a TGC with adenocarcinomatous transformation occurring in a 61 year-old woman.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rammeh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ben Abdelkrim
authors.forename: M H Ben Hadj
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Khalifa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Letaief
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mokni
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*