2014-04-17-18 Suprasellar arachnoid cyst © Chowdhury www.TheFetus.net

Suprasellar arachnoid cyst

Mayank Chowdhury, MD.

Mayflower Women's Hospital, Mehsana 384002, Pallav Imaging Institute, Ahmedabad, India.

Case report

Following images and videos show a case of suprasellar arachnoid cyst that was diagnosed in our unit at 38 weeks of uncomplicated pregnancy (secundigravida, nullipara with non-contributive history and normal findings during her first and second trimester ultrasonographic examinations).

The newborn was delivered at 39 weeks and was doing well. The prenatal finding was confirmed. Fifteen days after delivery the newborn was asymptomatic and is planned for further follow up.


Images 1, 2, and videos 1, 2: 38 weeks of gestation; the images and videos show transverse scans of the fetal head with centrally located cystic structure representing suprasellar arachnoid cyst.

 

 

Images 3, 4: 38 weeks of gestation; the images show coronal scans of the fetal head with suprasellar arachnoid cyst.

 

Image 5 and video 3: 38 weeks of gestation; the image and video show sagittal scans of the fetal head with suprasellar arachnoid cyst.