"Human Tail"; Olgu Sunumu

Year 2018, Volume: 44 Issue: 3, 205 - 208, 01.12.2018

İsmail Seçkin Kaya Mevlüt Özgür Taşkapılıoğlu

https://doi.org/10.32708/uutfd.419566

Abstract

“Human tail”; lumbosakrokoksigeal
kaudal bölgede, üzeri cilt ile kaplı protrüzyon olarak gözlenen, nadir görülen,
konjenital, embriyonik, vestigial benign bir anomalidir. Klinik, radyolojik,
histopatolojik incelemelerle “true tail” ve “pseudo tail” olarak birbirinden ayırd
edilmeleri gerekir. Özellikle radyolojik incelemeler preoperatif dönemde bu
ayrıcı tanıyı yapmakta büyük öneme sahiptir. Human tail’e diğer konjenital
anomaliler eşlik edebilir, spinal disrafizm bu anomalilerde en büyük paya
sahiptir ki bu da iyi bir klinik yönetim gerektirmektedir. Bu olgu sunumunda,
“true tail” ile doğmuş, sağlıklı bir yenidoğan olgusundan bahsedildi.

Keywords

human tail, true tail, spinal disrafizm, kaudal uzantı, spina bifida

Case report; "Human Tail"

Abstract

Human tail is a rare,
congenital, embryonic, vestigial benign anomaly observed as a skin covered
protrusion in lumbosacrococcygeal region. True tail and
pseudotail should be distinguished from each other by clinical, radiological
and histopathological examinations. Particularly
radiological examinations have great importance in making this differential
diagnosis in the preoperative period. Human tail may be accompanied by other
congenital anomalies, spinal dysraphism has the largest share in these
anomalies, which requires good clinical management. In this case report, a
healthy newborn with human tail was mentioned.

Keywords

human tail, true tail, spinal dysraphism, caudal appendage, spina bifida

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