Giant cyst of the cavum septi pellucidi and cavum Vergae with posterior cranial fossa extension: case report.
The cavum septi pellucidi (CSP) and cavum Vergae (CV) are frequently seen in premature and term infants. These cavities rarely enlarge and become symptomatic we describe a giant CSP and CV cyst in an 18-month-old boy, extending to the posterior cranial fossa and causing hydrocephalus. The literature is reviewed, and the MRI and CT findings of the case are reported.
Bayar
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Neurosurgical Clinic, Ministry of Health Ankara Hospital, Turkey.
Gökçek
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C
Gökçek
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Edebali
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N
Buharali
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Z
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000473:pathology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012688:Septum Pellucidum / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt