The human tail associated with intraspinal lipoma: case report.
A case of a tail in a 9-month-old baby is reported. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging clearly demonstrated the presence of spina bifida and lipoma continuous from the tail to the spinal canal. A few medical-historical aspects are discussed. The human tail may be related to spinal dysraphism and requires detailed neuroimaging investigation and microsurgery.
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine GATA, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey. beyincer@gata.edu.tr
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D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008067:Lipoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012447:Sacrum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013623:Tail; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed