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Human Tails and Associated Spinal Anomalies

Departments of Neurosciences and Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital and School of Medicine of the University of California, San Diego

Timothy G. Canty

Departments of Neurosciences and Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital and School of Medicine of the University of California, San Diego

Human tails have been described intermittently in the literature, typically as isolated cases with varying forms of malformation. Attempts have been made to differentiate "true" tails from "taillike" appearances. Unless identified, underlying occult spinal disorders, mass effect, and/or tethering of the spinal cord may lead to progressive neurologic damage. We report three patients with "tails" and the associated spinal anomalies.

Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 34, No. 5, 286-288 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/000992289503400516


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