Rare case of human tail with tethered cord.
appendage
human tail
obstetrics
tethered cord
ultrasonography
Journal
Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU
ISSN: 1097-0096
Titre abrégé: J Clin Ultrasound
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0401663
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2021
Sep 2021
Historique:
revised:
19
03
2021
received:
02
02
2021
accepted:
20
03
2021
pubmed:
31
3
2021
medline:
20
8
2021
entrez:
30
3
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Dorsal cutaneous appendage or human tail is a rare lesion with a variable prognosis depending on the presence of associated anomalies. In the absence of structural, chromosomal abnormalities and genetic syndromes, this cutaneous lesion may be a marker for underlying occult spinal dysraphism. The evaluation of the conus medullaris can help to detect of small a skin lesions related with low-lying spinal cord conus. We report a case of the tail with tethered cord diagnosed with ultrasound at 21 weeks of gestation.
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
774-776Informations de copyright
© 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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