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Early prenatal diagnosis of an infratentorial arachnoid cyst: Association with an unbalanced translocation
Author(s) -
Hogge W. Allen,
Schnatterly Patricia,
Ferguson James E.
Publication year - 1995
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.1970150214
Subject(s) - arachnoid cyst , prenatal diagnosis , medicine , chromosomal translocation , posterior fossa , cyst , second trimester , fetus , anatomy , pathology , pregnancy , biology , genetics , gene
Abstract Arachnoid cysts are an uncommon central nervous system malformation, representing only 1 per cent of all intracranial masses. We report the second‐trimester prenatal diagnosis of a posterior fossa arachnoid cyst, associated with an unbalanced X;9 translocation.