Squamous cell carcinoma in a retrorectal cystic hamartoma

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Submitted: December 29, 2021
Published: Jan 20, 2022
DOI: 10.29328/journal.jro.1001039
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Tailgut cysts, Retrorectal hamartomas, Squamous cell carcinoma
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Ana Teijo Quintáns
Pathology Department, Hospital 12 de Octubre/MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid, Spain
José Ignacio Martín Valadés
Oncology Department, MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid, Spain
Cristina Garrán del Río
Oncology Radiotherapy Department, MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid, Spain
Irene López Rojo
Surgery Department, MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid, Spain
Oscar Alonso Casado
Surgery Department, MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid, Spain

Abstract

Retrorectal cystic hamartomas (HCR) (“tailgut cyst” in English-language literature) are congenital cystic tumors derived from vestiges of the hindgut. Its incidence is low, being more frequent in adult women. They are variable in size, uni or multiloculated. They can be lined with several types of epithelia (squamous, transitional, mucinous,...) in a same cyst and can contain mucus. Lesions usually present during adulthood due to pain, discomfort, rectal bleeding, infection, or malignant transformation. The incidence of malignancy is low, being adenocarcinoma and neuroendocrine the most frequent tumors associated to HCR. We present a case of HCR associated with squamous cell carcinoma and discuss aspects of the treatment.

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Quintáns, A. T., Martín Valadés, J. I., del Río, C. G., Rojo, I. L., & Casado, O. A. (2022). Squamous cell carcinoma in a retrorectal cystic hamartoma. Journal of Radiology and Oncology, 6(1), 001–003. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.jro.1001039
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