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Huge colloid cyst of the third ventricle associated with calcification in the cyst wall

✍ Scribed by Nurullah Yüceer; Mustafa Başkaya; Hamit Z. Gökalp

Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
1996
Tongue
English
Weight
339 KB
Volume
19
Category
Article
ISSN
0344-5607

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✦ Synopsis

Giant or huge colloid cysts of the third ventricle up to of more than 3 cm in diameter are extremely rare. The patient presented with symptoms of increased intracranial pressure, including headache, vomiting, and papilledema. Computerized tomographic (CT) scan revealed a hypodense, huge colloid cyst of the third ventricle associated with calcification in the cyst wall. Both hypodensity and calcification are uncommon roentgenological findings for colloid cysts of the third ventricle. The patient was operated on by the transcortical/transventricular approach and the colloid cyst was completely excised.

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