Carcinosarcoma – Rare Presentation

Mermaid Baby Syndrome With Genu Recurvatum.

“…In this syndrome the lower limbs are fused and bears resemblance to mermaid's tail of Greek mythology. It is classified into sympus apus with no feet, sympus unipus if one foot is seen, and sympus dipus if two feet are present, as in our case 3 . Severe malformations of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems are usually present.…”

“…Severe malformations of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems are usually present. Oligohydromnios secondary to severe renal dysplasia is universal 3 . Maternal diabetes is implicated to associated with upto 22 % fetuses of caudal regression 4 .Other important risk factors are tobacco use, retinoic acid and heavy metal exposure to the mother 5 .…”

Sirenomelia- Report of Two Cases

“…The first medical description of Sirenomelia was given by Rocheus and Polfyr in the sixteenth century. 1 Duhamel et al considered this anomaly as a manifestation of the caudal regression syndrome which is a consequence of abnormal development of structures derived from the caudal mesoderm of the embryo before the fourth week of gestation and extended to various cranio-caudal levels.…”

Sirenomelia Apus – A Case Report

“…In antenatal period, sirenomelia can be diagnosed as early as 13 weeks by using high resolution or colour Doppler sonography. 3 The condition is usually incompatible with life due visceral abnormalities especially that of renal system. Exceptional cases without renal agenesis have survived, the best example being Tiffany Yorks, a 13-year-old girl who was born with fused legs.…”