Atretic Cephalocele — An Uncommon Cause of Cystic Scalp Mass
- Author:
Siong Lung Wong
;
Huong Ling Law
;
Suzet Tan
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
cysts, encephalocele, scalp, magnetic resonance imaging, medical sciences
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
2010;17(3):61-63
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 6 year-old girl presented with a midline parietal scalp swelling that had been gradually
enlarging since birth. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed communication of the cyst with the
subarachnoid space through a calvarial defect, with concomitant findings of vertically positioned
straight venous sinus and subependymal grey matter heterotopia. A diagnosis of atretic cephalocele
was thus made based on these classical imaging findings.
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