Baby Born With Third Arm

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This brings out possibilities....



SHANGHAI, China -- Doctors in Shanghai on Tuesday were considering surgery options for a 2-month-old boy born with an unusually well-formed third arm.


A doctor inspects a 59-day-old baby boy who was born with three arms, at a hospital in Shanghai, in east China Monday. AP Photo.



Neither of the boy's two left arms is fully functional and tests have so far been unable to determine which was more developed, said Dr. Chen Bochang, head of the orthopedics department at Shanghai Children's Medical Center.

"His case is quite peculiar. We have no record of any child with such a complete third arm," Chen said in a telephone interview.

The boy, identified only as "Jie-jie," also was born with just one kidney and may have problems that could lead to curvature of the spine, local media reports said. Jie-jie cried when either of his left arms was touched, but smiled and responded normally to other stimuli, the reports said.

Chen said doctors hoped to work out a plan for surgery, but the boy's small size made it impossible to perform certain tests that would help them prepare.

Media reports said other children have been reported born with additional arms and legs, but in those cases it was clear what limb was more developed.

Chen's hospital is one of China's most experienced in dealing with unusual birth defects, including separating conjoined twins.
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If that arm were a little lower, I'd just guess that he was born with a porn-star-quality penis.
 
I think if I were him I'd want them to take away the one growing out of my chest...not the one that is where it should be. Can you imagine of the leave the one coming out of his chest and when he gets older he sees that pic...he'll be like "WHAT? I had a left arm in the normal place and you took it and left me THIS?!"
 
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