Giant glioependymal cyst resembling holoprosencephaly on prenatal ultrasound: Case report and review of the literature

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 200-203

  Pelkey, T J ^a   Ferguson II, J E ^a   Veille, J C ^b   Alston, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Developmental abnormality; Glioependymal cyst; Intracranial cyst; Prenatal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPENDYMA; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030909570     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1997.09030200.x     Document Type: Article

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