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

Accessory limb attached to the back

R Chadha  1 , D Bagga, C J Malhotra, A Dhar, A Kumar
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Case Reports

Accessory limb attached to the back

R Chadha et al. J Pediatr Surg. 1993 Dec.

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.

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