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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]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVColloid cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Sensitivity and specificity of thallium-201 single-photon emission tomography in the functional detection and differential diagnosis of brain tumours.
Dierckx RA, Martin JJ, Dobbeleir A, Crols R, Neetens I, De Deyn PP
Eur J Nucl Med 1994 Jul;21(7):621-33. doi: 10.1007/BF00285584. PMID: 7957348
Colloid cysts: experience with the management of 84 cases since the introduction of computed tomography.
Camacho A, Abernathey CD, Kelly PJ, Laws ER Jr
Neurosurgery 1989 May;24(5):693-700. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198905000-00006. PMID: 2716977

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Familial colloid cysts: not a chance occurrence.
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
Comparison of microscopic and endoscopic resection of third-ventricular colloid cysts: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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
Clinical and radiological characteristics in fatal third ventricle colloid cyst. Literature review.
Musa G, Simfukwe K, Gots A, Chmutin G, Chmutin E, Chaurasia B
J Clin Neurosci 2020 Dec;82(Pt A):52-55. Epub 2020 Nov 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.10.032. PMID: 33317739
Interrater and Intrarater Reliability of the Colloid Cyst Risk Score.
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
Endoscopic approach to colloid cyst: what is the optimal entry point and trajectory?
Rangel-Castilla L, Chen F, Choi L, Clark JC, Nakaji P
J Neurosurg 2014 Oct;121(4):790-6. Epub 2014 Jun 13 doi: 10.3171/2014.5.JNS132031. PMID: 24926648

Diagnosis

Infected colloid cyst.
Yilmaz A, Aras M, Serarslan Y, Kaya ME
Childs Nerv Syst 2017 Sep;33(9):1599-1602. Epub 2017 Jun 3 doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3467-1. PMID: 28578512
Pituitary Colloid Cyst.
Guduk M, Sun HI, Sav MA, Berkman Z
J Craniofac Surg 2017 Mar;28(2):e166-e168. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003142. PMID: 27792102Free PMC Article
Colloid cyst.
Fink S
Pract Neurol 2015 Dec;15(6):488-9. Epub 2015 Sep 8 doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2015-001211. PMID: 26349833
Thunderclap headache.
Dilli E
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2014 Apr;14(4):437. doi: 10.1007/s11910-014-0437-9. PMID: 24643327
Thunderclap headache.
Schwedt TJ, Matharu MS, Dodick DW
Lancet Neurol 2006 Jul;5(7):621-31. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(06)70497-5. PMID: 16781992

Therapy

Giant Colloid Cyst.
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
Use of Vycor Tubular Retractors in the Management of Deep Brain Lesions: A Review of Current Studies.
Shapiro SZ, Sabacinski KA, Mansour SA, Echeverry NB, Shah SS, Stein AA, Snelling BM
World Neurosurg 2020 Jan;133:283-290. Epub 2019 Sep 7 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.08.217. PMID: 31505282
Endoscopic colloid cyst excision: surgical techniques and nuances.
Azab WA, Najibullah M, Yosef W
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2017 Jun;159(6):1053-1058. Epub 2017 Apr 14 doi: 10.1007/s00701-017-3176-2. PMID: 28411321
Neuroendoscopic colloid cyst resection: a case cohort with follow-up and patient satisfaction.
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
Microsurgical excision of colloid cyst with favorable cognitive outcomes and short operative time and hospital stay: operative techniques and analyses of outcomes with review of previous studies.
Sampath R, Vannemreddy P, Nanda A
Neurosurgery 2010 Feb;66(2):368-74; discussion 374-5. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000363858.17782.82. PMID: 20087138

Prognosis

Fatal Colloid Cysts: A Systematic Review.
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
Thunderclap headache.
Dilli E
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2014 Apr;14(4):437. doi: 10.1007/s11910-014-0437-9. PMID: 24643327
Neuroendoscopic colloid cyst resection: a case cohort with follow-up and patient satisfaction.
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
Microsurgical excision of colloid cyst with favorable cognitive outcomes and short operative time and hospital stay: operative techniques and analyses of outcomes with review of previous studies.
Sampath R, Vannemreddy P, Nanda A
Neurosurgery 2010 Feb;66(2):368-74; discussion 374-5. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000363858.17782.82. PMID: 20087138
Surgical management of colloid cyst of the third ventricle--a study of 105 cases.
Desai KI, Nadkarni TD, Muzumdar DP, Goel AH
Surg Neurol 2002 May;57(5):295-302; discussion 302-4. doi: 10.1016/s0090-3019(02)00701-2. PMID: 12128295

Clinical prediction guides

Interrater and Intrarater Reliability of the Colloid Cyst Risk Score.
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
Postexercise Death Due to Hemorrhagic Colloid Cyst of Third Ventricle: Case Report and Literature Review.
Cuoco JA, Rogers CM, Busch CM, Benko MJ, Apfel LS, Elias Z
World Neurosurg 2019 Mar;123:351-356. Epub 2018 Dec 24 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.12.057. PMID: 30590211
Management of colloid cyst of third ventricle.
Yadav YR, Yadav N, Parihar V, Kher Y, Ratre S
Turk Neurosurg 2015;25(3):362-71. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.11086-14.1. PMID: 26037175
Endoscopic approach to colloid cyst: what is the optimal entry point and trajectory?
Rangel-Castilla L, Chen F, Choi L, Clark JC, Nakaji P
J Neurosurg 2014 Oct;121(4):790-6. Epub 2014 Jun 13 doi: 10.3171/2014.5.JNS132031. PMID: 24926648
The significance of cyst remnants after endoscopic colloid cyst resection: a retrospective clinical case series.
Hoffman CE, Savage NJ, Souweidane MM
Neurosurgery 2013 Aug;73(2):233-7; discussion 237-9. doi: 10.1227/01.neu.0000430300.10338.71. PMID: 23624411

Recent systematic reviews

Familial colloid cysts: not a chance occurrence.
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
Comparison of microscopic and endoscopic resection of third-ventricular colloid cysts: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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
Natural history of incidental colloid cysts of the third ventricle: A systematic review.
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
Fatal Colloid Cysts: A Systematic Review.
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
Endoscopic versus microsurgical resection of colloid cysts: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 1,278 patients.
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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