Prenatal diagnosis of Blake's pouch cyst following first‐trimester observation of enlarged intracranial translucency

Lafouge, A.; Gorincour, G.; Desbrière, Raoul; Quarello, E.

doi:10.1002/uog.11099

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“…The majority of patients with BPC are infants [4,7]. Recently, greater awareness of this entity has increased the rate of prenatal diagnosis of BPC by obsteric ultrasonography [5,8], which is consistent with the proposed pathogenesis of BPC. By contrast, interestingly, there are some adult patients who are diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus-like initial symptoms [3,4].…”

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“…Although the congenital formation of BPC has been proposed [2] and increasing awareness of this anomaly has facilitated the detection of this cyst even during the prenatal period using ultrasonography [5], the reason for some adults and even elderly patients reported with BPC remains enigmatic. Apparently, little is known about the natural history of BPC and its associated hydrocephalus.…”

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Postnatal development of Blake’s pouch cyst: a case report and new insight for its pathogenesis

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Blake's pouch cyst (BPC), a rare cystic malformation in the posterior fossa, is believed to be caused by the congenital expansion of the posterior membranous area that normally regresses during embryogenesis. However, due to the wide spectrum of the onset pattern and age of patients, the natural history and the pathogenesis are poorly understood. The authors describe the case of a girl who admitted with headache and right abducens nerve paresis at the age of 3 years and 10 months. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging demonstrated a tetraventricular hydrocephalus, an open aqueduct, and a posterior fossa cyst compatible with BPC. Multiple tumors were also noticed in the ventricular wall. Tumor biopsy and an endoscopic third ventriculostomy were performed.

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Postnatal development of Blake’s pouch cyst: a case report and new insight for its pathogenesis

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“…Other recent publications confirm this observation [8–10]. Recently Lafouge et al [11], reported enlarged IT in a fetus with Blake's pouch cyst (BPC). Garcia-Posada et al reported 2 cases of BPC, and they described the Cisterna Magna (CM) which was enlarged [12].…”

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“…Garcia-Posada et al [12] report two cases of Blake's pouch cysts that differ from the one already presented by Lafouge et al [11] because they describe an enlarged CM rather than an enlarged IT.…”

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A Case of Enlarged Intracranial Translucency in a Fetus with Blake’s Pouch Cyst

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Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology

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“…25,26 However, recent interest in the systematic examination of the posterior fossa, triggered by the description of the intracranial translucency, 12 has resulted in an increasing number of fetuses with posterior fossa malformations being diagnosed early in pregnancy. [27][28][29][30] Care should be taken when evaluating the cerebellum in early pregnancy with high-resolution transvaginal probes as the vermis is not fully developed at this stage and can give the wrong impression of a vermian defect. 31,32 On the other hand, cysts of the posterior fossa can be easily detected in the first trimester if they are big and should be demonstrated in both the sagittal and axial planes ( Fig.…”

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Prenatal Detection of Fetal Anomalies at the 11- to 13-Week Scan—Part I: Brain, Face and Neck

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Sepúlveda²,

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Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

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In the last 20 years, the role of first-trimester ultrasound screening has expanded from individual calculation of the risk of aneuploidy through measurement of the nuchal translucency to a powerful technique to evaluate important aspects of the fetal anatomy. Traditionally, the full anatomy scan for detection of structural anomalies has been performed in the second trimester of pregnancy. However, with the implementation of the first-trimester scan at 11 to 13 weeks of gestation many of the structural anomalies traditionally detected in the second trimester can now be identified earlier in pregnancy. In the first part of this review we discuss the main ultrasound findings that may facilitate the prenatal detection of fetal brain, face and neck abnormalities in the first trimester of pregnancy.

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Prenatal diagnosis of Blake's pouch cyst following first‐trimester observation of enlarged intracranial translucency

Cited by 28 publications

References 10 publications

Postnatal development of Blake’s pouch cyst: a case report and new insight for its pathogenesis

Postnatal development of Blake’s pouch cyst: a case report and new insight for its pathogenesis

A Case of Enlarged Intracranial Translucency in a Fetus with Blake’s Pouch Cyst

Prenatal Detection of Fetal Anomalies at the 11- to 13-Week Scan—Part I: Brain, Face and Neck

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