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Presacral myelolipoma: Report of a case and review of the literature

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A benign presacral tumor composed of adipose and hematopoietic tissue was found in an asymptomatic 47-year-old woman. Due to the patient's associated medical conditions the tumor was diagnosed by transanal biopsy and was not removed. Only three similar cases have been reported.

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  1. Departments of Surgery and Pathology, North Shore University Hospital, 29 Barstow Road, 11021, Manhasset, New York

    Samuel B. Labow M.D., Barton Hoexter M.D. & Myron Susin M.D.

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Labow, S.B., Hoexter, B. & Susin, M. Presacral myelolipoma: Report of a case and review of the literature. Dis Colon Rectum 20, 606–607 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02586626

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