title: A massive pelvic mucocele presenting as a cystic sacral mass.
abstract: We present a man, with a complex medical and surgical history, who had a large pelvic non-appendiceal cystadenoma, presenting as a cystic sacral mass causing obstructive urinary symptoms and renal failure. Mucocele should be included in the differential diagnosis of patients who present with large sacral masses, and who have a significant history of pelvic and abdominal surgery and inflammatory bowel disease.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boone
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: C Rory
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Goodwin
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Genevieve
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Crane
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pendleton
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Electronic address: dsciubb1@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sciubba
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D010388:Pelvis; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology; D012447:Sacrum / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Complication; Crohn’s disease; Mucinous cystadenoma; Sacrum; Spine; Surgery