Bhargava R, Hammond D I, Benzie R J, Carlos E, Ventureyra G, Higgins M J, Martin D J
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Canada.
Prenat Diagn. 1992 Aug;12(8):653-9. doi: 10.1002/pd.1970120806.
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.
