A tale of two “tails:” A curiosity revisited

A human tail or a caudal appendage is a rare condition with preconceived notions and stigmata. They could be either true tails or “pseudotails” based on their embryology. Clinically, they are considered as a marker of occult spinal dysraphism. We report two such cases with tethering of cord, one of...

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Autores principales: Sadashiva, Nishanth, Beniwal, Manish, Shukla, Dhaval, Srinivas, Dwarakanath
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4991163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27606029
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1745.187647
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Sumario:A human tail or a caudal appendage is a rare condition with preconceived notions and stigmata. They could be either true tails or “pseudotails” based on their embryology. Clinically, they are considered as a marker of occult spinal dysraphism. We report two such cases with tethering of cord, one of which was associated with a lipomeningomyelocele. These patients are in need of meticulous evaluation and appropriate management.

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