Case Report: This article reports on the exceptional association of a fetal quadrigeminal malformative cyst with a possibly congenital pilocytic astrocytoma of the pulvinar. Both the cyst and the tumor required treatment due to their postnatal growth.

Discussion: Treatment modalities and difficulties are emphasized, as well as the difficulties of prenatal counseling.

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