title: Giant cyst of the cavum septi pellucidi and cavum Vergae with posterior cranial fossa extension: case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Clinic, Ministry of Health Ankara Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bayar
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gökçek
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gökçek
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Edebali
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Buharali
mesh_terms: 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