Spontaneous regression of a temporal arachnoid cyst

✍ Scribed by R. Weber; T. Voit; C. Lumenta; H. -G. Lenard

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1991
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 531 KB
• Volume: 7
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0256-7040
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00304210

✦ Synopsis

Surgery is considered to be the standard therapy for arachnoid cysts (ACs). We report the case of a 13-year-old boy in whom a right temporal AC disappeared spontaneously over a period of 10 years. Bulging of the right temporal skull led to the detection of the cyst by computed tomography (CT) scan at the age of 3 years. There were no other clinical symptoms. Subsequent CT scans showed spontaneous regression of the cyst without surgical intervention. The question as to how ACs should be treated is discussed.