Tailgut cyst adenocarcinoma

• Main Authors: Pedro Martins (Author), Rita Canotilho (Author), Mariana Peyroteo (Author), Mariana Afonso (Author), Augusto Moreira (Author), Abreu de Sousa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Tailgut cysts (TGCs) are rare congenital entities arising from remnants of the embryological postanal primitive gut. Malignancy in TGCs is rare, with the majority being adenocarcinomas and carcinoid tumors. A search of the published literature yielded only 27 cases of adenocarcinoma developing in TG...