Accessory limb attached to the back

J Pediatr Surg. 1993 Dec;28(12):1615-7. doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(93)90118-5.

Abstract

The authors report on a newborn with an accessory malformed leg attached to the back. The limb was associated with a teratomatous mass adjacent to its attachment site. The embryology and nomenclature of this malformation is discussed briefly.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Back
  • Fetus / abnormalities*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Leg / abnormalities*
  • Male
  • Spinal Neoplasms / complications*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Teratoma / complications*
  • Teratoma / surgery
  • Terminology as Topic