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Pre-Sacral Mass: 1

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A 23-year-old woman presented with pelvic and right lower quadrant pain. Workup included abdominal MRI which revealed a bilobed pelvic mass in the pre-sacral space. The mass contained cystic and solid components. On physical exam, there was a small post-anal dimple. The arrow points to the more caudal of the two lobes.      

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Pre-Sacral Mass: 2

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A second sagittal view shows the solid component (arrow) contiguous with the coccyx.       

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Pre-Sacral Mass: 3

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An axial view shows the relationship of the mass to the coccyx. No pre-operative biopsy was attempted. The patient was taken to the operating room for resection with a differential diagnosis of tail-gut cyst, teratoma and dermoid.       

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