CYSTIC RETROCEREBELLAR MALFORMATIONS - UNIFICATION OF THE DANDY-WALKER COMPLEX AND THE BLAKE POUCH CYST PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY Strand, R. D., Barnes, P. D., Poussaint, T. Y., Estroff, J. A., Burrows, P. E. 1993; 23 (4): 258-260

Abstract

Twenty-six cases of developmental retrocerebellar cyst (RCC) formation are studied with respect to determining the usefulness and anatomic relevance of separate terms currently in use, including Dandy-Walker complex, Dandy-Walker malformation, Dandy-Walker variant, mega-cisterna magna (MCM), and Blake's pouch cyst. An anatomic and embryological continuum between Dandy-Walker complex and Blake's pouch cyst is proposed. A method for the useful assessment of RCC is outlined. The patency or closure of the aqueduct is crucial to the evaluation and management of hydrocephalus associated with RCC formation.

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