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Rare case of human tail with tethered cord
Author(s) -
Erdogdu Emre
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.23015
Subject(s) - conus medullaris , medicine , spinal cord , cord , tethered cord , lesion , dorsum , anatomy , occult , conus , pathology , lipoma , surgery , alternative medicine , psychiatry
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.