Open AccessSpectrum of human tails: A report of six cases
Author(s) -
Biswanath Mukhopadhyay,
Ram Mohan Shukla,
Madhumita Mukhopadhyay,
Kartik Chandra Mandal,
Pankaj Haldar,
Abhijit Benare
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.91082
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , lumbosacral joint , curiosity , embryology , broad spectrum , human anatomy , anatomy , general surgery , radiology , neuroscience , psychology , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry
Human tail is a curiosity, a cosmetic stigma and presents as an appendage in the lumbosacral region. Six patients of tail in the lumbosacral region are presented here to discuss the spectrum of presentation of human tails. The embryology, pathology and treatment of this entity are discussed along with a brief review of the literature.