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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.
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Co-Action Publishing
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4942523/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27406449 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v6.31410 |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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