Congenital diaphragmatic eventration (CDE) is defined as the abnormal elevation of the diaphragm, due to incomplete muscularization of the diaphragm with a thin membranous sheet replacing normal diaphragmatic muscle. We report a prenatal case with a diaphragmatic mesothelial cyst combined with CDE. A large cystic mass between the thoracic wall and the liver in early pregnancy is highly suggestive of cystic diaphragm.
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