| Classification | Benign | Malignant |
| Congenital | Developmental cyst Dermoid cyst Epidermoid cyst Tailgut cyst Teratoma Anterior meningocele Rectal duplication Adrenal rest tumor | Chordoma Teratocarcinoma |
| Inflammatory | Granuloma Abscess perineal abscess pelvirectal abscess Fistula |
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| Neurogenic | Neurofibroma Neurilemmoma Ganglioneuroma Ependymoma | Neuro(fibro)sarcoma |
| Osseous | Osteoma Sacral bone cyst Giant cell tumor | Osteosarcoma Chondrosarcoma Ewing’s sarcoma Giant cell sarcoma |
| Miscellaneous | Desmoid tumor Fibroma Leiomyoma Lipoma Hemangioma Endothelioma Pericytoma Lymphangioma Myelolipoma Desmoid tumor | Metastatic disease Fibrosarcoma Leiomyosarcoma Liposarcoma Hemangioendothelial sarcoma Carcinoid |