CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Fetal Medicine 2020; 07(04): 321-323
DOI: 10.1007/s40556-020-00269-0
Brief Communication

Cyst of the Filum Terminale: Potpourri of 3 Prenatally Diagnosed Cases

Debasmita Mandal
1   Ultra Clinic, Asansol, West Bengal, India
2   IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Flat No: 16D, Tower 5, Active Acres, 54/10 DC Dey Road, 700015, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
,
Prasanna Roy
1   Ultra Clinic, Asansol, West Bengal, India
,
Shankar Dey
1   Ultra Clinic, Asansol, West Bengal, India
› Author Affiliations

Abstract

The filum terminale (FT) is an extension of pia mater, a fibrous band that connects the conus medullaris and the posterior body of the coccyx. Current advanced technology in ultrasonography has enabled visualisation of the FT and small structures like a FT cyst can be diagnosed prenatally. Reports pf these cysts are rare. We report three cases of a FT cyst diagnosed prenatally. The objective of reporting these is to make clinicians aware of the importance of the relevance of this clinical entity.



Publication History

Received: 24 February 2020

Accepted: 26 August 2020

Article published online:
05 May 2023

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