Neuroendocrine tumor and squamous cell carcinoma arising in a tailgut cyst with features of anal canal: Report of a case and review of the literature

• Main Authors: Momoko Takizawa (Author), Masamichi Koyama (Author), Mai Iwaya (Author), Takeshi Uehara (Author), Hiroyoshi Ota (Author)
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• Udgivet: Elsevier, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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A tailgut cyst (retrorectal cystic hamartoma) is a rare benign cystic lesion that originates from the fetal gut remnants, and neoplastic transformation has been described. However, a detailed histological examination of non-neoplastic components of the epithelial lining and cyst wall structure of ta...