Spontaneous Regression Of A Third Ventricle Colloid Cyst
Gbejuade, H., Plaha, P., & Porighter, D. (2011). spontaneous regression of a third ventricle colloid cyst. British Journal of Neurosurgery, 25(5), 655–657. https://doi.org/10.3109/02688697.2011.578766
View Original Source →Abstract
We present a case of a third ventricle colloid cyst in a 65-year-old patient who was managed conservatively with neuroimaging surveillance. To our surprise, the cyst underwent spontaneous regression 19 months after initial diagnosis. To our knowledge there has only been one similar case previously reported in Glasgow, United Kingdom in 2008.
Case Details
Disease Location
Third ventricle
Personal Characteristics
65 -year-old male plasterer past history included hypertension, alcoholic liver disease and hypercholesterolaemia
Clinical Characteristics
Benign colloid cyst determined through CT and follow-up MRI pressed 4 years ago to his doctor with morning headaches with lassitude and forgetfulness referred to neurosurgery although during the exam his headaches and memory problems improved and there were no neurological deficits CT head scan revealed a small hyperdense rounded mass (8mm in diameter) in the anterior end of the third ventricle
Remission Characteristics
19 months after initial diagnosis, MRI determined cyst had remissed, no evidence of discharge from the cyst. No longer experienced headaches and lassitude completely resolved
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
None reported
Clinical Treatment
Treated headaches with paracetamol medication for hypercholesterolaemia (none reported though) surveillance MRI
Non-Clinical Treatment
None reported