New born baby with lumbar mass. Diagnosis.
Ans. (b) Lumbar meningomyelocele*The lumbar region of a newborn baby with myelomeningocele. The skin is intact, and the placode-containing remnants of nervous tissue can be observed in the center of the lesion, which is filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
Central Nervous System
Myelocele
Lumbar meningomyelocele
Spina bifida
None
Lumbar meningomyelocele