Recent Advancements in the Morphologic Description of Cloacal Development Have Implications for Oncologic Resection of Tailgut Cysts

Abstract

Journal of clinical gastroenterology is part of the Juniper publishers which is devoted to publish subject-specific articles focused on the needs of individual research communities across all areas of biology and medicine. Tailgut cysts are rare para-rectal lesions thought to arise from incomplete involution of the tailgut during ontogenesis. They commonly present to gastroenterologists with tenesmus, extra-luminal compression, disturbance of bowel habit or rectal bleeding and carry significant threat of malignant transformation; particularly adenocarcinoma.