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Caudal regression syndrome

Case contributed by Abdulmajid Bawazeer
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Patient presented with chronic pelvis and back pain.

Patient Data

Age: 35 years.
Gender: Male
x-ray

Hypogenesis of the sacral vertebrae and agenesis of coccygeal vertebrae.

No destructive bone lesion.

Case Discussion

Usually the patient presented at birth but some case presented in adulthood period.

Further assessment by MRI to assess spinal canal narrowing and conus medullaris is next step.

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