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Prenatal demonstration of a cervical myelocystocele |
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| Authors: | Ravi Bhargava Dr D. Ian Hammond Ronald J. Benzie E. Carlos G. Ventureyra Michael J. Higgins David J. Martin |
| Affiliation: | 1. Faculiy of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Ottawa General Hospital, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Canada, K1H 8L1;2. Faculiy of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ottawa General Hospital, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Canada, K1H 8L6;3. Faculiy of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Canada, K1H8L1;4. Faculiy of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Canada, K1H 8L1 |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | Myelocystocele Ultrasound Magnetic resonance imaging Spinal cord, abnormalities Prenatal diagnosis |