Pedunculated Sacral Lipomapresenting As A Human Pseudotail

A long pedunculated egg-shaped lipoma of the sacrum in a newborn infant, presenting as a tail, was treated surgically. Occult spinal dysraphism may be accompanied with this entity. Investigations for underlying dysraphism and its treatment are mandatory.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ahmad Kamkarpour, Firouzeh Nili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iran University of Medical Sciences 2005-05-01
Series:Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran
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Online Access:http://mjiri.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-266&slc_lang=en&sid=1