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Prenatal diagnosis of an epidermal scalp cyst simulating an encephalocoele
Author(s) -
Shahabi Shohreh,
Busine Alain
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199804)18:4<373::aid-pd254>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - scalp , ultrasound , epidermal cyst , prenatal diagnosis , second trimester , pregnancy , medicine , prenatal ultrasound , obstetrics , cyst , first trimester , radiology , fetus , pathology , dermatology , biology , genetics
The majority of extracranial masses detected by prenatal ultrasound screening are encephalocoeles. Several recent publications have drawn attention to extracranial masses which resemble encephalocoeles. The uncertainty in these situations can result in the unnecessary termination of a pregnancy. We report a case of an epidermal cyst of the scalp presenting as an encephalocoele at a routine second‐trimester ultrasound scan. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.