A gelatinous human tail with lipomyelocele: Case report

Surasak Puvabanditsin; Eugene Garrow; Sharada Gowda; Meera Joshi-Kale; Rajeev Mehta

doi:10.1177/0883073812439436

A gelatinous human tail with lipomyelocele: Case report

Surasak Puvabanditsin, Eugene Garrow, Sharada Gowda, Meera Joshi-Kale, Rajeev Mehta

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology

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Abstract

We report a female infant who presented with a tail appendage bearing a gelatinous tip and an associated lipomyelocele. Magnetic resonance images revealed the presence of spina bifida and a tract in continuity from the tail to the conus medullaris. The tail was surgically removed. A human tail may be associated with underlying spinal dysraphism. Magnetic resonance or computed tomographic imaging is required in such cases for complete evaluation. This is the first case report of gelatinous-tip human tail.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	124-127
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Child Neurology
Volume	28
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0883073812439436
State	Published - Jan 2013

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Clinical Neurology

Keywords

cutaneous appendage lipomyelocele
human tail
spinal dysraphism
vestigial tail

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