Tailgut cyst: MRI evaluation

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

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.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cysts / pathology*
  • Cysts / surgery
  • Female
  • Hamartoma / pathology*
  • Hamartoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Rectal Diseases / pathology*
  • Rectal Diseases / surgery
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome