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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2010; 20(02): 129-131
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.63049
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Retrorectal hamartoma: A ′tail′ of two cysts!

Prasant Peter
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
,
Uttam George
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
,
Mark Peacock
Department of Colorectal and General Surgery, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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Abstract

Retrorectal hamartomas or tail gut cysts are rare congenital anomalies most commonly seen in a retrorectal location; most common in middle aged women. This article describes the radiological appearance in two cases of tail gut cysts in males, one a child with a visible perianal swelling since birth and the other, a 72-year-old man with symptoms for one week. In both, the tailgut cysts were in a right perirectal location. Presentation in such a location in males, at extremes of age, is unusual for tailgut cysts.

Keywords

Perirectal - retrorectal hamartoma - tailgut cysts


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Article published online:
02 August 2021

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