title: Prenatal diagnosis of scalp cyst with spontaneous regression.
abstract: Fetal scalp cysts are rare, and they may be easily misdiagnosed as meningoceles or encephaloceles. A 38-year-old pregnant woman was referred to our hospital for ultrasound examination, which revealed a small cyst above the skull with no defect in the skull. The cyst could not be seen on follow-up ultrasound examinations. After delivery, a three-dimensional CT scan of the head revealed no defect in skull and scalp. Fetal scalp cysts usually require surgical excision after birth, but can regress without any treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jin Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Won Joon
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Seong
authors.forename: Taek Hoo
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Il Soo
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012535:Scalp / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal