Carcinoid tumor of the coccyx - Case report and review of the literature

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 releva nt medical literature in English. Summary of Background Data. No reports of a carcinoid tumor of the coccyx w ere found in the literature. Seven reports of carcinoid of the sacrum are d escribed. Methods. Clinical history, magnetic resonance imaging studies, and light an d 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 c occygectomy may lead to a cure or at least to a prolonged disease-free inte rval.