Does this baby have a tail?: a case of congenital isolated perineal lipoma presenting as human pseudo-tail

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  • Soo-Hong Kim
  • Yong Hoon Cho
  • Hae Young Kim
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.

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دوره 90  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016