Post Mortem Diagnosis of Blake's Pouch Cyst: A Presentation of Distended Cyst at Necropsy.
Journal: Fetal And Pediatric Pathology
Published:
Abstract
Background: Blake's pouch cyst forms from non-permeabilization of Blake's pouch. It is difficult to visualize at necropsy as the cyst ruptures easily into the 4th ventricle during dissection.
Methods: Based upon prenatal imaging, delicate dissection allowed post-mortem confirmation of the Blake's pouch cyst.
Conclusions: This highlights the importance of utilizing premortem imaging to help guide the postmortem dissection and documentation of a posterior fossa cyst.
Authors
Srividya Sreenivasan, Vishnu Sawant, Joy Ghoshal