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. 2005 May;184(5):1519-23.
doi: 10.2214/ajr.184.5.01841519.

Tailgut cyst: MRI evaluation

Dal Mo Yang  1 , Chul Hi Park, Wook Jin, Suk Ki Chang, Jee Eun Kim, Soo Jin Choi, Dong Hae Jung
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Tailgut cyst: MRI evaluation

Dal Mo Yang et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2005 May.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the MRI features of tailgut cysts in five patients.

Conclusion: Our results suggest that MRI may be useful in the diagnosis of tailgut cyst. A multilocular cystic mass in the presacral space is a characteristic MRI finding of tailgut cyst, which may also be revealed as a cystic mass consisting of a large cyst accompanied by a small peripheral cyst. However, further studies are necessary to establish the usefulness of MRI for evaluating tailgut cysts.

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  • Diagnosis of tailgut cysts.
    Karcaaltincaba M, Karcaaltincaba D, Ayhan A. Karcaaltincaba M, et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2005 Nov;185(5):1369-70. doi: 10.2214/AJR.05.5148. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2005. PMID: 16247171 No abstract available.

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