The human tail: a benign stigma. Case report.
Thirty-three cases of true human tails have been reported in the modern English literature. A new case is described and its radiological and pathological features are presented. A review of the literature and analysis of the pathological characteristics of this interesting lumbosacral stigma indicate that the true human tail is a benign condition not associated with any underlying cord malformation.
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000473:pathology; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities*