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- Title
Fetal scalp cyst or small meningocele: differential diagnosis with three-dimensional ultrasound.
- Authors
Sepulveda, Waldo; Wong, Amy E; Sepulveda, Sergio; Corral, Edgardo
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Prenatal differential diagnosis of fetal scalp cystic masses is challenging and mainly includes small meningoceles and epidermal cysts. <bold>Case: </bold>A second-trimester anatomy scan revealed an extracranial cystic mass measuring 17 × 12 × 10 mm in the fetal occipital region. Three-dimensional datasets were obtained transabdominally and off-line analysis revealed a connection between the cyst and the subarachnoid space through a 5-mm skull defect. The diagnosis of a small meningocele was further confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging in the infant. <bold>Conclusion: </bold>Prenatal three-dimensional ultrasound can be a useful adjunct in the prenatal differentiation between small meningoceles and epidermal cysts.
- Publication
Fetal Diagnosis & Therapy, 2011, Vol 30, Issue 1, p77
- ISSN
1015-3837
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1159/000322918