Tale of a human tail: case report of a torted human tail.
A baby was referred with torsion of a sacral appendage. The lesion was excised and the histology confirmed it to be a lipoma. Human tail is a rare presentation and torsion is a complication that has not been documented before.
Farook
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Department of Neurosurgery, Leeds General Infirmary, UK.
O'Kane
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Tyagi
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome