Accessory limb attached to the back.
The authors report on a newborn with an accessory malformed leg attached to the back. The limb was associated with a teratomatous mass adjacent to its attachment site. The embryology and nomenclature of this malformation is discussed briefly.
Chadha
R
R
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
Bagga
D
D
Malhotra
C J
CJ
Dhar
A
A
Kumar
A
A
D001415:Back; D005333:Fetus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007866:Leg / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D009626:Terminology as Topic