New born baby with lumbar mass. Diagnosis.: (A) Myelocele, (B) Lumbar meningomyelocele, (C) Spina bifida, (D) None
Answer is B. 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.