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Prenatal diagnosis of scalp cyst with spontaneous regression

✍ Scribed by Jin Young Bae; Won Joon Seong; Taek Hoo Lee; Il Soo Park


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
280 KB
Volume
39
Category
Article
ISSN
0091-2751

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✦ Synopsis


Fetal scalp cysts are rare, and they may be easily misdiagnosed as meningoceles or encephaloceles. A 38-year-old pregnant woman was referred to our hospital for ultrasound examination, which revealed a small cyst above the skull with no defect in the skull. The cyst could not be seen on follow-up ultrasound examinations. After delivery, a threedimensional CT scan of the head revealed no defect in skull and scalp. Fetal scalp cysts usually require surgical excision after birth, but can regress without any treatment. V


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