The human tail associated with intraspinal lipoma: case report
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A Murine Tail Lymphedema Model
Published on: February 10, 2021
1Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine GATA, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey. beyincer@gata.edu.tr
Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery : MIN
|March 29, 2001
Abstract:
A case of a tail in a 9-month-old baby is reported. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging clearly demonstrated the presence of spina bifida and lipoma continuous from the tail to the spinal canal. A few medical-historical aspects are discussed. The human tail may be related to spinal dysraphism and requires detailed neuroimaging investigation and microsurgery.
