Does this baby have a tail?: a case of congenital isolated perineal lipoma presenting as human pseudo-tail
نویسندگان
چکیده
A pseudo-tail is defined as a tail-like lesion in the lumbosacrococcygeal region that is not a true tail but one caused by disease. Perineal lipoma is one of the conditions that may present as a pseudo-tail. Congenital perineal lipoma is a rare disease and in particular, isolated congenital perineal lipoma without other anomalies is extremely rare. Here we report a case of congenital isolated perineal lipoma presenting as a pseudo-tail and also include a literature review of the condition.
منابع مشابه
PEDUNCULATED SACRAL LIPOMAPRESENTING AS A HUMAN PSEUDOTAIL
ABSTRACT A long pedunculated egg-shaped lipoma of the sacrum in a newborn infant, presenting as a tail, was treated surgically. Occult spinal dysraphism may be accompanied with this entity. Investigations for underlying dysraphism and its treatment are mandatory.
متن کاملA Case of Congenital Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma, Presenting as Blueberry Muffin Baby
Congenital or neonatal rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare entity, usually presenting as masses in the head and neck region as well as genitourinary tract. The embryonal variant is the most common type occurring in infancy. This is a case of congenital rhabdomyosarcoma with a huge forearm mass, with metastatic discrete nodules in the soft tissues of the neck and scapular region, resembling a ‘blueberry ...
متن کاملChild with a Tail
Spina Bifida occulta usually presents with some cutaneous stigmata e.g. hair patch, sinus, lipoma, hyperpigmented skin and very rarely a congenital tail. A congenital tail may and may not be associated with spina bifida occulta and tethered cord. A four month old male child presented with congenital tail which was associated with spinal dysraphism and caused tethering of the cord itself. The ta...
متن کاملA case report with sacral appendage: Is it accessory penis or human tail?
Kocaoğlu C, Kocaoğlu Ç, Akkoyun İ, Karaniş İE. A case report with sacral appendage: Is it accessory penis or human tail? Turk J Pediatr 2017; 59: 335-337. Lumbo-sacro-coccygeal appendages are very rare congenital anomalies. It is difficult to say that they are a evolutionary inheritance (tail) from our ancestors or an anomaly (pseudotail) occuring during embrional development. If it is a true t...
متن کاملCongenital perineal lipoma: an unusual presentation.
dichorionic triamniotic pregnancy. A caesarean section was performed at 34 weeks of gestation. The Apgar score was 9/10, weight 2425 g and physical examination revealed a congenital malformation in the perianal region with 13.8 mm of greater axis, spherical pedunculated and soft, with a cylindrical 5 mm form attached, similar to an accessory penis and scrotum (figure 1). The neonate underwent a...
متن کامل