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.
Myelocele
Lumbar meningomyelocele
Spina bifida
None
Central Nervous System