Unusual Perirenal Location of a Tailgut Cyst.

Author: Joon Won KANG ^{1
,

2
,

3} ; Seung Hyup KIM ; Kyung Won KIM ; Seung Kyu MOON ; Chong Jai KIM ; Je Geun CHI
Author Information

1. Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine
2. Institute of Radiation Medicine, SNUMRC
3. Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea. kimsh@radcom.snu.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Retroperitoneal space, CT; Cyst
MeSH: Adult; Case Report; Female; Hamartoma/*radiography/surgery; Human; Kidney Diseases/*radiography/surgery; Retroperitoneal Space
From:Korean Journal of Radiology 2002;3(4):267-270
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: The authors describe a case in which a tailgut cyst occurred at an unusual location in a 22-year-old woman referred for abdominal discomfort and urinary frequency. The left abdomen contained a palpable mass, found at imaging studies to be a homogeneous, unilocular and cystic, and anterior to the left kidney. After surgical excision, it was shown to be a tailgut cyst.