Prenatal diagnosis of pericallosal curvilinear lipoma : specific imaging pattern and diagnostic pitfalls

Copyright © 2017 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd..

We report the first series of cases of pericallosal curvilinear lipoma (CL) diagnosed prenatally and highlight the limitations in identifying a specific prenatal imaging pattern using ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In all five of our cases, on ultrasound, the main feature leading to referral was a short corpus callosum. This subtle callosal dysgenesis was associated with a band of hyperechogenicity surrounding the corpus callosum, mimicking the pericallosal sulcus, which increased in size during the third trimester in three of the four cases in which sonographic follow-up was performed. On T2-weighted MRI, this band showed typical hypointensity in all cases; in contrast, on T1-weighted imaging, in only one case was there hyperintensity, suggestive of fat, as seen typically in the postnatal period. For appropriate prenatal counseling regarding outcome, it is important to identify or rule out CL when mild corpus callosal dysgenesis is observed. One should be aware of subtle diagnostic findings, such as a thin band of echogenicity surrounding the corpus callosum that is seen as a band of hypointensity on T2-weighted fetal MRI, and which may increase in size during gestation. Copyright © 2017 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:51

Enthalten in:

Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology - 51(2018), 2 vom: 09. Feb., Seite 269-273

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Atallah, A [VerfasserIn]
Lacalm, A [VerfasserIn]
Massoud, M [VerfasserIn]
Massardier, J [VerfasserIn]
Gaucherand, P [VerfasserIn]
Guibaud, L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CNS
Case Reports
Corpus callosum
Fetal
Lipoma
MRI
Ultrasound

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.10.2018

Date Revised 01.10.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/uog.17400

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM267806108