STUDY DESIGN: Report of a patient with a carcinoid tumor of the coccyx. OBJECTIVES: To describe the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of a patient with a carcinoid tumor of the coccyx and to review the relevant medical literature in English. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: No reports of a carcinoid tumor of the coccyx were found in the literature. Seven reports of carcinoid of the sacrum are described. METHODS: Clinical history, magnetic resonance imaging studies, and light and electronic microscope micrographs are reviewed. RESULTS: A coccygeal mass was detected during evaluation of coccygodynia in a 40-year-old woman. Four years after extended coccygectomy, there are no signs of local tumor recurrence. CONCLUSIONS: Carcinoid tumor of the coccyx is extremely rare. An extended coccygectomy may lead to a cure or at least to a prolonged disease-free interval.
STUDY DESIGN: Report of a patient with a carcinoid tumor of the coccyx. OBJECTIVES: To describe the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of a patient with a carcinoid tumor of the coccyx and to review the relevant medical literature in English. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: No reports of a carcinoid tumor of the coccyx were found in the literature. Seven reports of carcinoid of the sacrum are described. METHODS: Clinical history, magnetic resonance imaging studies, and light and electronic microscope micrographs are reviewed. RESULTS: A coccygeal mass was detected during evaluation of coccygodynia in a 40-year-old woman. Four years after extended coccygectomy, there are no signs of local tumor recurrence. CONCLUSIONS:Carcinoid tumor of the coccyx is extremely rare. An extended coccygectomy may lead to a cure or at least to a prolonged disease-free interval.
Authors: Fanny Dujardin; Pauline Beaussart; Anne de Muret; Philippe Rosset; Eric Waynberger; Denis Mulleman; Gonzague de Pinieux Journal: Skeletal Radiol Date: 2009-04-10 Impact factor: 2.199