Partial Currarino Syndrome in Adulthood Mistaken for a Simple Presacral Mass

Alaa El-Kheir^1, , Charif Khaled^1, , Raia Doumit², Chawki Nohra³ and Antoine Khoneisser¹

¹General Surgery Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon

²Diagnostic Radiology Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon

³Neurosurgery Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon

Cite this paper:
Alaa El-Kheir, Charif Khaled, Raia Doumit, Chawki Nohra and Antoine Khoneisser. Partial Currarino Syndrome in Adulthood Mistaken for a Simple Presacral Mass. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2019; 7(12):317-319. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-7-12-4

Abstract

Currarino syndrome is a rare congenital disease and its appearance in adulthood is exceptional. It is neglected in the typical differential diagnosis of a presacral mass. This results in severe complications following simple mass resection.

Keywords:
currarino syndrome congenital disease sacrococcygeal agenesis presacral mass epidermoid tumor

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