Prenatal diagnosis of fetal giant cervical meningocele at second trimester having a good neonatal prognosis

Cervical meningocele is a very rare condition. Unlike lumbosacral dysraphic lesions, there is often no neurological deficit in infants with cervical lesions. There are a limited number of studies regarding cervical dysraphic lesions in the literature, especially in utero cases. Herein, we present the case of a giant cervical meningocele that was diagnosed at the 21th week by USG. Fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) further demonstrated that there was no relationship between intracranial structures. Fetal karyotype was normal. After undergoing prenatal counseling, the parents decided to continue the pregnancy. At 38 weeks of gestation, the mother was admitted to our emergency unit for bleeding and pain with breech presentation, and a live baby boy weighing 3310 g was delivered by emergency caesarean section. A neurological examination performed at birth was unremarkable, and there was no sign of cerebrospinal fluid leakage. The baby was operated on at ten days of life.