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Figure 1:Child with a tail
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On examination, one cm long tail like structure, attached to the sacro-coccygeal region in the midline just above natal cleft noted [Fig 1].
Figure 2:MRI showing no communication with spinal cord.
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The lesion was of soft tissue intensity having no communication with spinal cord [Fig 2].
Figure 3:Tethering band is visible.
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After making an incision and dissection, a fibrous cord was found extending underneath the tail, communicating with filum terminale [Fig 3].