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11Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Study Design:
Human tails continue to elicit curiosity till the present times. A unique case of human cervical dysraphism is described.
Objectives:
In addition to the cosmetic stigma, these cutaneous markers provide a lead to reach the underlying spinal dysraphic states.
Setting:
Plains of North India.
Methods:
A case of human tail at the neck region is presented, whose cutaneous deformity lead the clinicians to his underlying spinal dysraphic state.
Results:
The final outcome of the patient was favorable.
Conclusion:
Such markers should always be looked upon with a caution. The present report describes a unique case of a human neck tail, a causing cervical cord tethering.
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