Anterior sacral meningocele mimicking ovarian cyst: a case report.

Ahmet Veysel Polat, Umit Belet, Ramazan Aydin, Seckin Katranci

Abstract


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.

Keywords


neurofibromatosis type 1; anterior sacral meningocele; magnetic resonance imaging; ultrasonography

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11152/mu.2013.2066.151.avp1asm2

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