Choroid Plexus Cyst
DOWNLOAD FACT SHEET IN PDF

References:

1) ACOG practice bulletin No. 26. Prenatal diagnosis of fetal chromosomal abnormalities (2001)
[PDF]

2) Ghidini A, Strobelt N, Locatelli A. Isolated fetal choroid plexus cysts: Role of ultrasonography
in establishment of the risk of trisomy 18. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000; 182:972-7
[PDF]

3) Smith-Bindsman R, Hosmer W, Feldstein VA. Second-Trimester Ultrasound to Detect Fetuses
with Down Syndrome. JAMA 2001;285(8):1044-1055
[PDF]

4) Van den Hof MC, Wilson RD. Fetal Soft Markers in Obstetric Ultrasound. J Obstet Gynaecol
Can 2005;27(6):592-612
[PDF]

5) Chitty LS, Chudleigh P, Wright E. The significance of choroids plexus cysts in an unselected
population: results of a multicenter study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1998;12:391-397
[PDF]

6) Rochon M, Eddleman K. Controversial ultrasound findings. Obstet Gynecol Clin N Am 2004;31:
61-99
[PDF]

7) Peleg D, Yankowitz J. Choroid plexus cysts and aneuploidy. J Med Genet 1998;35:554-557
[PDF]

8)Landy HJ, Bannon P, Zalud I. Association of Sex of the Fetus in Isolated Fetal Choroid Plexus
Cysts. J Ultrasound Med 1999;18:769-771
[PDF]

9) Nadel AS, Bromley BS, Frigoletto FD. Isolated Choroid Plexus Cysts in the Second-Trimester
Fetus: Is Amniocentesis Really Indicated? Radiology 1992;185:545-548
[PDF]

10) Gupta JK, Khan KS, Thornton JG. Management of fetal choroid plexus cysts. BJOG 1997;104:
881-886
[PDF]  

11) Gross SJ, Shulman LP, Tolley EA. Isolated fetal choroid plexus cysts and trisomy 18: A
review and meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1995;172:83-87
[PDF]

12) Nava S, Godmilow L, Reeser S. Significance of sonographically detected second-trimester
choroid plexus cysts: a series of 211 cases and a review of the literature. Ultrasound Obstet
Gynecol 1994;4:448-451
[PDF]  

13) Bromley B, Lieberman E, Benacerraf BR. Choroid plexus cysts: not associated with Down
Syndrome. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1996;8:232-235
[PDF]  

14) DiGiovanni LM, Quinlan MP, Verp MS. Choroid Plexus Cysts: Infant and Early Childhood
Developmental Outcome. Obstet Gynecol 1997;90:191-194
[PDF]  

15) Reinsch RC. Choroid plexus cysts--Association with trisomy: Prospective review of 16,059
patients. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1997;176:1381-1383
[PDF]  

16) Yoder PR, Sabbagha RE, Gross SJ. The Second-Trimester Fetus with Isolated Choroid
Plexus Cysts: A Meta-Analysis of Risk of Trisomies 18 and 21. Obstet Gynecol 1999;93:869-872
[PDF]  

17) Leonardi MR, Wolfe HM, Lanouette JM. The Apparently Isolated Choroid Plexus Cyst:
Important of Minor Abnormalities in Predicting the Risk for Aneuploidy. Fetal Diagn Ther 1998;13:
49-52
[PDF]  

18) Coco C, Jeanty P. Karyotyping of Fetuses With Isolated Choroid Plexus Cysts Is Not
Justified in an Unselected Population. J Ultrasound Med 2004;23:899-906
[PDF]  

19) Kos M, Matijevic R, Stipoljev F. Does an isolated choroid plexus cyst or cysts really indicate
fetal karyotyping? Prenat Neonat Med 2000;5:311-315
[PDF]

20) DiPietro JA, Costigan KA, Cristofalo EA. Choroid plexus cysts do not affect fetal
neurodevelopment. Journal of Perinatology 2006;26:622-627
[PDF]

21) Guariglia L, Rosati P. Prevalence and Significance of Isolated Fetal Choroid Plexus Cysts
Detected in Early Pregnancy by Transvaginal Sonography in Women of Advanced Maternal Age.
Prenat Diagn 1999;19:128-131
[PDF]  

22) Bronsteen R, Lee W, Vettraino IM. Second-Trimester Sonography and Trisomy 18: The
Significance of Isolated Choroid Plexus Cysts After an Examination That Includes the Fetal
Hands. J Ultrasound Med 2004;23:241-245
[PDF]  

23) Walkinshaw SA. Fetal choroid plexus cysts: are we there yet? Prenat Diagn 2000;20:657-662
[PDF]

24) Lopez JA, Reich D. Choroid Plexus Cysts. J Am Board Fam Med 2006;19:422-425 [PDF]  

25) Perpignano MC, Cohen HL, Klein VR. Fetal Choroid Plexus Cysts: Beware the Smaller Cysts.
Radiology 1992;182:715-717
[PDF]  

26) Ostlere SJ, Irving HC, Lilford RJ. Fetal Choroid Plexus Cysts: A Report of 100 Cases.
Radiology 1990;175:753-755
[PDF]

27) Bernier FP, Crawford SG, Dewey D. Developmental outcome of children who had choroids
plexus cysts detected prenatally. Prenat Diagn 2005;25:322-326
[PDF]  

28) Demasio K, Canterino J, Ananth C. Isolated choroids plexus cyst in low-risk women less than
35 years old. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002;187:1246-1249
[PDF]

29) Gray DL,Winborn RC, Suessen TL. Is Genetic Amniocentesis Warranted When Isolated
Choroid Plexus Cysts Are Found? Prenat Diagn 1996;16:983-990
[PDF]  

30) Nyberg DA, Souter VL. Sonographic Markers of Fetal Trisomies: Second Trimester. J
Ultrasound Med 2001;20:655-674
[PDF]  

31) Twining P, Zuccollo J, Clewes J. Fetal choroid plexus cysts: a prospective study and review
of the literature. Br J Radiol 1991;64:98-102
[PDF]  

32) Doubilet PM,Copel JA, Benson CB. Choroid Plexus Cyst and Echogenic Intracardiac Focus
in Women at Low Risk for Chromosomal Anomalies: The Obligation to Inform the Mother. J
Ultrasound Med 2004;23:883-885
[PDF]  

33) Filly RA, Benacerraf BR, Nyberg DA. Choroid Plexus Cyst and Echogenic Intracardiac Focus
in Women at Low Risk for Chromosomal Anomalies. J Ultrasound Med 2004;23:447-449
[PDF]

34) Filly RA. Echogenic Intracardiac Foci and Choroid Plexus Cysts. J Ultrasound Med 2004;23:
1130-1139
[PDF]  

35) Ouzounian JG, Ludington C, Chan S. Isolated choroids plexus cyst or echogenic cardiac
focus on prenatal ultrasound: is genetic amniocentesis indicated? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007;
595.e1-595e3
[PDF]  

36) Bethune M. Management options for echogenic intracardiac focus and choroids plexus
cysts: A review including Australian Association of Obstetrical and Gynaecological
Ultrasonologists consensus statement. Australasian Radiology 2007;51:324-329
[PDF]

37) Smith-Bindman R, Chu P, Goldberg JD. Second trimester prenatal ultrasound for the
detection of pregnancies at increased risk of Down syndrome. Prenat Diagn 2007;27:535-544
[PDF]  

38) Bethune M. Time to reconsider our approach to echogenic intracardiac focus and choroids
plexus cysts. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2008;48:137-
141
[PDF]  

39) Ogle RF. Second trimester markers of aneuploidy. Bailliere’s Clinical Obstetrics and
Gynaecology 2000;14(4):595-610
[PDF]