Early prenatal diagnosis of an infratentorial arachnoid cyst: Association with an unbalanced translocation |
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| Authors: | W Allen Hogge MD Patricia Schnatterly James E Ferguson II |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.;2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A. |
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| 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. |
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| Keywords: | Arachnoid cyst prenatal diagnosis chromosome abnormality |
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