A rare case of carcinoid tumor in a tailgut cyst

A rare case of carcinoid tumor in a tailgut cyst

Tailgut cysts are rare congenital lesions that arise from the failure of regression of the embryological tailgut. We report a case of neoplastic transformation of tailgut cyst to carcinoid tumor which is exceedingly uncommon.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Asad Jehangir, Brian H. Le, Frank M Carter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
carcinoid tumor
synaptophysin
neuron-specific enolase
chromogranin A
tailgut cyst
Online Access:http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/31410/pdf_170
Description
Summary:Tailgut cysts are rare congenital lesions that arise from the failure of regression of the embryological tailgut. We report a case of neoplastic transformation of tailgut cyst to carcinoid tumor which is exceedingly uncommon.
ISSN:2000-9666

Similar Items