J Korean Radiol Soc.  1998 Jul;39(1):181-184.

Caudal Regression Syndrome: A Case Report

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chung-Ang Gil Hospital, Korea.
  • 2Department of Pathology, Chung-Ang Gil Hospital, Korea.
  • 3Department of Pediatrics, Chung-Ang Gil Hospital, Korea.

Abstract

Caudal regression syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly, which results from a developmental failure of thecaudal mesoderm during the fetal period. We present a case of caudal regression syndrome composed of a spectrum ofanomalies including sirenomelia, dysplasia of the lower lumbar vertebrae, sacrum, coccyx and pelvic bones,genitourinary and anorectal anomalies, and dysplasia of the lung, as seen during infantography and MR imaging.

Keyword

Spinal cord, abnormalities; Spinal, abnormalities; Spine, developmental defects

MeSH Terms

Coccyx
Ectromelia
Lumbar Vertebrae
Lung
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Mesoderm
Sacrum
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