Accessory arm--dysraphism or disparity? Case report.
The case of a 3-month-old infant with an accessory third arm is reported. The extra appendage was attached at the midcervical region and was associated with posterior cervical dysraphism and a cervical cord lipoma. Possible theories of origin are examined.
Humphreys
R P
RP
Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Manwaring
K H
KH
Carroll
N C
NC
D001132:Arm / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D009192:Myelography; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed