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Daniel J Podberesky1, Richard A Falcone, Kathleen H Emery
1Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
Pediatric Radiology
|September 8, 2004
Abstract:
Tailgut cyst, or retrorectal cystic hamartoma, is a rare congenital lesion found in the presacral space. The lesion has been infrequently reported in the literature. We report the MRI findings of a tailgut cyst in a 2-year-old girl who presented with a sacral dimple and skin discoloration.
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