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Tailgut cyst invaded by rectal cancer through an anal fistula

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Rectal cancer accompanying or developing in a tailgut cyst has been reported. However, there have been no reports of cases such as the present one, a tailgut cyst invaded by a rectal cancer.

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  1. Department of Surgical Pathology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Japan

    Michio Shimizu M.D.

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan

    Hiroshi Taneichi M.D.

  3. Second Department of Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, N-14, W-5, 060-8638, Sapporo, Japan

    Koji Yamaguchi M.D., Shunichi Okushiba M.D. & Hiroyuki Katoh M.D.

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Yamaguchi, K., Okushiba, S., Katoh, H. et al. Tailgut cyst invaded by rectal cancer through an anal fistula. Dis Colon Rectum 44, 447 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02234747

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