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KAMKARPOUR A, NILI F. PEDUNCULATED SACRAL LIPOMAPRESENTING AS A HUMAN PSEUDOTAIL. Med J Islam Repub Iran 2005; 19 (1) :87-89
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PEDUNCULATED SACRAL LIPOMAPRESENTING AS A HUMAN PSEUDOTAIL
AHMAD KAMKARPOUR , FIROUZEH NILI
Department of Pediatrics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. , fn ili @sina.tums.ac.ir
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 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.

Keywords: Pedunculated lipoma, pseudotail, dysraphism, tethered cord.
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Type of Study: case report | Subject: Pediatric
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