Anterior sacral meningocele mimicking ovarian cyst: a case report.

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Polat A. V., Belet U., Aydin R., Katranci S.

MEDICAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY, cilt.15, sa.1, ss.67-70, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.11152/mu.2013.2066.151.avp1asm2
  • Dergi Adı: MEDICAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.67-70
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: neurofibromatosis type 1, anterior sacral meningocele, ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, NEUROFIBROMATOSIS, PATIENT, MASS
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Anterior sacral meningocele (ASM) is a rare congenital anomaly, characterized by herniation through a defect in the anterior aspect of the sacrum. We reported a case of ASM associated with neurofibromatosis, which was mimicking a complex ovarian cyst in ultrasonography. ASM can easily be misdiagnosed as an ovarian cyst and needle aspiration can cause intracranial hypotension syndrome or even death.