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Case Reports
. 2018 Aug 14:2018:bcr2018226107.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-226107.

Adenocarcinoma within a tailgut cyst

Nuno André Almeida Costa  1 , Gisela Rio  2
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Case Reports

Adenocarcinoma within a tailgut cyst

Nuno André Almeida Costa et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: oncology; radiology.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Axial non-enhanced CT image showing a heterogeneous nodular mass of tissue density with a tiny peripheral calcification in the presacral space.
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Figure 2
Axial and sagittal postcontrast CT images showing heterogeneous enhancement of the nodular lesion.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Axial T1, T2 and postgadolinium (T1 FS Gadolinium) MRI showing postsurgical signal changes due to inflammation. There is no evidence of nodular enhancing nodules.
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