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Prenatal demonstration of a cervical myelocystocele
Author(s) -
Bhargava Ravi,
Hammond D. Ian,
Benzie Ronald J.,
Ventureyra E. Carlos G.,
Higgins Michael J.,
Martin David J.
Publication year - 1992
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/pd.1970120806
Subject(s) - medicine , cystic hygroma , magnetic resonance imaging , prenatal diagnosis , prenatal ultrasound , differential diagnosis , radiology , spinal cord , cervical spine , pregnancy , surgery , fetus , pathology , genetics , psychiatry , biology
Myelocystocele is a rare spinal cord disorder and has not been described prenatally. We report a case in which prenatal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a posterior cervical mass which was initially thought to be a meningocele or an atypical cystic hygroma. Surgery performed at 1 day of age showed this to be a myelocystocele. Therefore, the differential diagnosis of an extracranial cystic mass in the posterior cervical region should be expanded to include myelocystoceles.