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Colloid cyst

MedGen UID:
137679
Concept ID:
C0333157
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Colloid Cyst; Colloid Cysts; Cyst, Colloid; Cysts, Colloid
SNOMED CT: Colloid cyst (9287005)

Definition

Benign, congenital, neuroepithelial cysts that are typically filled with a viscous mucus. They usually arise in the anterior portion of the THIRD VENTRICLE between the fornices. [from MeSH]

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Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Giantini-Larsen AM, Garton ALA, Villamater FN, Kuzan-Fischer CM, Savage NJ, Cunniff CM, Ross ME, Christos PJ, Stieg PE, Souweidane MM
J Neurooncol 2022 Apr;157(2):321-332. Epub 2022 Mar 3 doi: 10.1007/s11060-022-03966-0. PMID: 35243591
Sayehmiri F, Starke RM, Eichberg DG, Ghanikolahloo M, Rahmatian A, Fathi M, Vakili K, Ebrahimzadeh K, Rezaei O, Samadian M, Mousavinejad SA, Maloumeh EN, Tavasol HH, Sharifi G
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Diagnosis

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Therapy

Alkhaibary A, Khairy S
World Neurosurg 2022 Sep;165:145-146. Epub 2022 Jul 5 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.06.144. PMID: 35803569
McCrea HJ, Lara-Reyna J, Perera I, Uribe R, Chotai S, Savage N, Hersh EH, Haussner T, Souweidane MM
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2021 Jun 1;27(6):700-706. Epub 2021 Apr 23 doi: 10.3171/2020.10.PEDS18458. PMID: 33892476
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Prognosis

McCrea HJ, Lara-Reyna J, Perera I, Uribe R, Chotai S, Savage N, Hersh EH, Haussner T, Souweidane MM
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2021 Jun 1;27(6):700-706. Epub 2021 Apr 23 doi: 10.3171/2020.10.PEDS18458. PMID: 33892476
Lagman C, Rai K, Chung LK, Nagasawa DT, Beckett JS, Tucker AM, Yang I
World Neurosurg 2017 Nov;107:409-415. Epub 2017 Aug 8 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.07.183. PMID: 28801184
Dilli E
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2014 Apr;14(4):437. doi: 10.1007/s11910-014-0437-9. PMID: 24643327
Sribnick EA, Dadashev VY, Miller BA, Hawkins S, Hadjipanayis CG
World Neurosurg 2014 Mar-Apr;81(3-4):584-93. Epub 2013 Dec 22 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.12.006. PMID: 24368424
Yadav YR, Parihar V, Pande S, Namdev H
J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2014 Sep;75(5):376-80. Epub 2013 May 22 doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1343984. PMID: 23700169

Clinical prediction guides

McCrea HJ, Lara-Reyna J, Perera I, Uribe R, Chotai S, Savage N, Hersh EH, Haussner T, Souweidane MM
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2021 Jun 1;27(6):700-706. Epub 2021 Apr 23 doi: 10.3171/2020.10.PEDS18458. PMID: 33892476
Alford EN, Rotman LE, Lepard JR, Agee BS, Markert JM
Neurosurgery 2020 Jan 1;86(1):E47-E53. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyz399. PMID: 31552408
Yadav YR, Yadav N, Parihar V, Kher Y, Ratre S
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J Neurosurg 2014 Oct;121(4):790-6. Epub 2014 Jun 13 doi: 10.3171/2014.5.JNS132031. PMID: 24926648
Yadav YR, Parihar V, Pande S, Namdev H
J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2014 Sep;75(5):376-80. Epub 2013 May 22 doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1343984. PMID: 23700169

Recent systematic reviews

Giantini-Larsen AM, Garton ALA, Villamater FN, Kuzan-Fischer CM, Savage NJ, Cunniff CM, Ross ME, Christos PJ, Stieg PE, Souweidane MM
J Neurooncol 2022 Apr;157(2):321-332. Epub 2022 Mar 3 doi: 10.1007/s11060-022-03966-0. PMID: 35243591
Sayehmiri F, Starke RM, Eichberg DG, Ghanikolahloo M, Rahmatian A, Fathi M, Vakili K, Ebrahimzadeh K, Rezaei O, Samadian M, Mousavinejad SA, Maloumeh EN, Tavasol HH, Sharifi G
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2022 Apr;215:107179. Epub 2022 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2022.107179. PMID: 35220036
O'Neill AH, Gragnaniello C, Lai LT
J Clin Neurosci 2018 Jul;53:122-126. Epub 2018 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.04.061. PMID: 29731276
Lagman C, Rai K, Chung LK, Nagasawa DT, Beckett JS, Tucker AM, Yang I
World Neurosurg 2017 Nov;107:409-415. Epub 2017 Aug 8 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.07.183. PMID: 28801184
Sheikh AB, Mendelson ZS, Liu JK
World Neurosurg 2014 Dec;82(6):1187-97. Epub 2014 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2014.06.024. PMID: 24952223

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