title: Case report: pseudotail with dermal sinus tract and tethered cord.
abstract: A pseudotail is a very rare, dermal appendage arising from the lumbosacral region with an association with spinal dysraphism. We report a case of a pseudotail in a healthy newborn female with sonographic imaging of a tethered cord and dermal sinus tract with MRI and surgical correlation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, 9300 DeWitt Loop, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 USA.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20889 USA.
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D012868:Skin Abnormalities / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Dermal sinus; Pseudotail; Spine ultrasound; Tethered cord