CASE REPORT
Year : 2009 | Volume
: 12 | Issue : 2 | Page : 84--86
Sacral lipomyelomeningocele masquerading as sacrococcygeal teratoma in a child: A case report
CS Lukong, As Mohammed Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria
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C S Lukong Department of Surgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto Nigeria
Spina bifida is a common neurosurgical congenital anomaly. The spectrum is wide including rare anomaly such as lipomyelomeningocele. Sacral lipomyelomeningocele may simulate sacrococcygeal teratoma thereby causing a diagnostic dilemma. This may pose challenges during management. This a report of a child with lipomyelomeningocele managed in our centre.
How to cite this article:
Lukong C S, Mohammed A. Sacral lipomyelomeningocele masquerading as sacrococcygeal teratoma in a child: A case report.Sahel Med J 2009;12:84-86
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Lukong C S, Mohammed A. Sacral lipomyelomeningocele masquerading as sacrococcygeal teratoma in a child: A case report. Sahel Med J [serial online] 2009 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];12:84-86
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