Does this baby have a tail?: a case of congenital isolated perineal lipoma presenting as human pseudo-tail.
10.4174/astr.2016.90.1.53
- Author:
Soo Hong KIM
1
;
Yong Hoon CHO
;
Hae Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea. haeyoung@pusan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tail;
Pseudo-tail;
Perineal lipoma;
Infant;
Lipoma
- MeSH:
Humans*;
Infant;
Lipoma*;
Rare Diseases;
Tail*
- From:Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
2016;90(1):53-55
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
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.
