Association of a fetal quadrigeminal cyst with a possibly congenital thalamic astrocytoma
C Kondageski1, A Pierre-Kahn, B Carbonne
1Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Groupe Hospitalier Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
Abstract
Case Report:
This article reports on the exceptional association of a fetal quadrigeminal malformative cyst with a possibly congenital pilocytic astrocytoma of the pulvinar. Both the cyst and the tumor required treatment due to their postnatal growth.
Discussion:
Treatment modalities and difficulties are emphasized, as well as the difficulties of prenatal counseling.
