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Published in: Child's Nervous System 1/2009

01-01-2009 | Case Report

Coexistence of a human tail and congenital dermal sinus associated with lumbosacral lipoma

Authors: Kazuhiro Samura, Takato Morioka, Kimiaki Hashiguchi, Fumiaki Yoshida, Yasushi Miyagi, Takashi Yoshiura, Satoshi O. Suzuki, Tomio Sasaki

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 1/2009

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Abstract

Case report

We present a female baby with a human tail associated with congenital dermal sinus (CDS) at the caudal site of the tail. Magnetic resonance (MR) images with constructive interference in steady-state (CISS) sequencing clearly demonstrated a lumbosacral lipoma of caudal type, contiguous with the dermal sinus tract and not with the human tail. At 3 months old, the tail was surgically removed. The dermal sinus tract and contiguous lipoma were also resected, and untethering of the spinal cord was performed. Although both the human tail and CDS are frequently associated with spina bifida occulta, coexistence of the tail and CDS is exceedingly rare. CISS-MRI is useful for demonstrating the precise anatomical relationship between these complicated pathologies.
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Metadata
Title
Coexistence of a human tail and congenital dermal sinus associated with lumbosacral lipoma
Authors
Kazuhiro Samura
Takato Morioka
Kimiaki Hashiguchi
Fumiaki Yoshida
Yasushi Miyagi
Takashi Yoshiura
Satoshi O. Suzuki
Tomio Sasaki
Publication date
01-01-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Child's Nervous System / Issue 1/2009
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-008-0693-6

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