Atretic cephalocele - an uncommon cause of cystic scalp mass.
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چکیده
A 6 year-old girl presented with a midline parietal scalp swelling that had been gradually enlarging since birth. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed communication of the cyst with the subarachnoid space through a calvarial defect, with concomitant findings of vertically positioned straight venous sinus and subependymal grey matter heterotopia. A diagnosis of atretic cephalocele was thus made based on these classical imaging findings.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS
دوره 17 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010