Sirenomelia with radial dysplasia
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Abstract
Sirenomelia is a rare anomaly usually associated with other multiple malformations. In this communication the authors report a case of sirenomelia associated with multiple malformations, which include radial hypoplasia also. Though several theories have been proposed regarding the etiology of multiple malformation syndromes in the past, the recent theory of primary developmental defect during blastogenesis holds good in this case.
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Sirenomelia Radial hypoplasia Primary developmental defectPreview
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