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Case Reports
. 2008 Dec;51(6):E115-6.

Retrorectal cystic hamartoma associated with malignant disease

Slim Jarboui  1 , Hichem Jarraya, Mohamed Ben Mihoub, Mohamed Morched Abdesselem, Abdeljelil Zaouche
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Case Reports

Retrorectal cystic hamartoma associated with malignant disease

Slim Jarboui et al. Can J Surg. 2008 Dec.
No abstract available

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FIG. 1. Computed tomography scan showing a multilocular, cystic, hypodense retrorectal lesion.
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FIG. 2. Microscopic examination revealed the cyst wall comprising smooth muscle lined by a variety of epithelia, including stratified squamous, stratified ciliated columnar and transitional cells.
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