Infected colloid cyst
Child's Nervous System, vol.33, no.9, pp.1599-1602, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 33 Issue: 9
- Publication Date: 2017
- Doi Number: 10.1007/s00381-017-3467-1
- Journal Name: Child's Nervous System
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1599-1602
- Keywords: Abscess, Colloid cyst, Infection, Intraventricular abscess
- Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Introduction: Colloid cysts are the most common pathologic lesions of the third ventricle. Although they are histologically benign, they may grow and can cause the hydrocephalus. Case summary: A 5-year-old male patient underwent to surgery with the diagnosis of colloid cyst. In operation, after the anterior transcallosal approach, the cyst was punctured by syringe and obviously pus aspirated. Conclusion: Colloid cysts mostly remain silent and detected incidentally. Although it is rarely defined, rhinorrhea, hypopituitarism, diabetes insipidus, spasmodic torticollis, drop attack, aseptic meningitis, and coexistence with neurocysticercosis have been reported, but this is the first reported case of an infected colloid cyst.