By
Dr. K. Manievelraaman
First year PG
IIM, MMC & RGGGH.
Prof. Dr. R. Penchalaiah Unit M2
§ Patient conscious, oriented.
§ CVS – S1S2 +
§ RS – NVBS
§ PER ABDOMEN – SOFT, NO ORGANOMEGALY
§ CNS – B/L PUPIL SLUGGISHLY REACTIVE TO LIGHT
§ EXTRAOCULAR MOVEMENTS – FULL
§ B/L PLANTAR FLEXOR
§ BREATHING SPONTANEOUSLY
§ MOVES ALL 4 LIMBS
HYPERDENSE
HOMOGENOUS
WELL DEMARCATED
ROUND
SMOOTH BORDERS
UNILOCULAR
MIDLINE
VENTRICULOMEGALY
HYPERDENSE
HOMOGENOUS
WELL DEMARCATED
ROUND
SMOOTH BORDERS
UNILOCULAR
MIDLINE
TYPICAL LOCATION
VENTRICULOMEGALY
USUALLY NO
§ LARGE BASILAR TIP ANEURYSM
§ MRI TO DIFFERENTIATE
§ NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS
§ PRESENCE OF SCOLEX
§Non enhancing
§Well demarcated
§Round or ovoid
§Thin walled
§Hypodense in CT
§Hypointense on T1 WI
§Hyperintense on T2WI
§Hypoechoic on USG with Acoustic
enhancement
§ARACHNOID CYST
§COLLOID CYST
§DERMOID CYST
§EPIDERMOID CYST
NON NEOPLASTIC
ARACHNOID CYST
MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA
DERMOID CYST
TYPICALLY MIDLINE
POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA
EPIDERMOID CYST
CP ANGLE
COLLOID CYST
A FEW WORDS ABOUT
COLLOID CYST
2%
20%
§ Non neoplastic
§ Epithelial lined cysts
§ Developmental
§ Usually asymptomatic
§ Presents in 3rd to 5th decade
§ Only 8% presents in Pediatric age
§ Very typical location – ANTERIOR PART OF Roof of 3rd Ventricle
§ Contains mucinous or viscous or solid contents
§CT– HYPERDENSE OR ISODENSE TO CSF
§ NOT ENHANCED BY CONTRAST
§ CALCIFICATIONS UNCOMMON
§ HYPERDENSE à SOLID CONTENT à DRAINING DIFFICULT
à REDUCED CAPACITY TO ENLARGE
§ DENSITY CORRELATES BETTER WITH VISCOSITY OF THE CONTENTS THAN MRI
§MRI – VARIABLE
§ MOST COMMONLY T1 – HYPERINTENSE
T2 – HYPOINTENSE
§ NOT CORRELATES WITH FLUID DENSITY OF CONTENTS
99%
§ HEADACHE – INTERMITTENT ; SOMETIMES POSITIONAL
§ Leaning head forward
§ DROP ATTACKS / LOC
§ VOMITING
§ GAIT DISTURBANCES
§ VISUAL DISTURBANCES – DIPLOPIA, PAPILLEDEMA, OPTIC CHIASMA
§ MEMORY LOSS
§ BEHAVIOUR CHANGES
§ FALSE LOCALIZING SIGNS
§ SUDDEN DEATH – ( HYDROCEPHALUS à CONING)
1/3
SURGICAL EXCISION IS CURATIVE
§IF PATIENT APPEARS OBTUNDED
§ URGENT VENTRICULAR DRAINAGE IS INDICATED; USUALLY REQUIRES
BILATERALLY
§IF NO NEUROLOGICAL DETERIORATION
AND PATIENT IS STABLE
§ VENTRICULAR DRAINAGE IS NOT INDICATED; BECAUSE ENLARGED VENTRICLES
CAN FACILITATE THE SURGICAL APPROACH.
SURGICAL EXCISION IS CURATIVE
§ FACTORS
§ SIZE à <7mm & INCIDENTAL à CONSERVATIVE
§ SYMPTOMS à IF PRESENT, SURGERY INDICATED
§ CONTENT à FLUID à ASPIRATION POSSIBLE
§MICROSURGICAL EXCISION
§ TRANSCORTICAL TRANSVENTRICULAR APPROACH à HIGH EPILEPSY RATE
§ INTERHEMISPHERIC TRANS-CALLOSAL APPROACH à AMNESIA
§ ENDOSCOPIC TRANSCORTICAL APPROACH à HIGH TECHNICAL FAILURE RATE
§STEREOTACTIC ASPIRATION à HIGH RECURRENCE RATE;
MINIMALLY INVASIVE;
RESERVED FOR ELDERLY
§ 3RD TO 5TH DECADE
§ SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE HYDROCEPHALUS
( Headache ? POSITIONAL, LOC, visual disturbances etc.)
§ CT BRAIN showing
§ HYPERDENSE ( ISODENSE TO CSF SOMETIMES),
§ ROUND/OVOID LESION in this
§ LOCATION ( MIDLINE, ANTERIOR PART OF ROOF OF 3RD VENTRICLE )
IT IS ALMOST ALWAYS COLLOID CYST
Colloid Cyst - Image of the Week

Colloid Cyst - Image of the Week

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    By Dr. K. Manievelraaman Firstyear PG IIM, MMC & RGGGH. Prof. Dr. R. Penchalaiah Unit M2
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    § Patient conscious,oriented. § CVS – S1S2 + § RS – NVBS § PER ABDOMEN – SOFT, NO ORGANOMEGALY § CNS – B/L PUPIL SLUGGISHLY REACTIVE TO LIGHT § EXTRAOCULAR MOVEMENTS – FULL § B/L PLANTAR FLEXOR § BREATHING SPONTANEOUSLY § MOVES ALL 4 LIMBS
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    USUALLY NO § LARGEBASILAR TIP ANEURYSM § MRI TO DIFFERENTIATE § NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS § PRESENCE OF SCOLEX
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    §Hypodense in CT §Hypointenseon T1 WI §Hyperintense on T2WI §Hypoechoic on USG with Acoustic enhancement
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    §ARACHNOID CYST §COLLOID CYST §DERMOIDCYST §EPIDERMOID CYST NON NEOPLASTIC
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    ARACHNOID CYST MIDDLE CRANIALFOSSA DERMOID CYST TYPICALLY MIDLINE POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA EPIDERMOID CYST CP ANGLE
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    COLLOID CYST A FEWWORDS ABOUT
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    § Non neoplastic §Epithelial lined cysts § Developmental § Usually asymptomatic § Presents in 3rd to 5th decade § Only 8% presents in Pediatric age § Very typical location – ANTERIOR PART OF Roof of 3rd Ventricle § Contains mucinous or viscous or solid contents
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    §CT– HYPERDENSE ORISODENSE TO CSF § NOT ENHANCED BY CONTRAST § CALCIFICATIONS UNCOMMON § HYPERDENSE à SOLID CONTENT à DRAINING DIFFICULT à REDUCED CAPACITY TO ENLARGE § DENSITY CORRELATES BETTER WITH VISCOSITY OF THE CONTENTS THAN MRI §MRI – VARIABLE § MOST COMMONLY T1 – HYPERINTENSE T2 – HYPOINTENSE § NOT CORRELATES WITH FLUID DENSITY OF CONTENTS
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    § HEADACHE –INTERMITTENT ; SOMETIMES POSITIONAL § Leaning head forward § DROP ATTACKS / LOC § VOMITING § GAIT DISTURBANCES § VISUAL DISTURBANCES – DIPLOPIA, PAPILLEDEMA, OPTIC CHIASMA § MEMORY LOSS § BEHAVIOUR CHANGES § FALSE LOCALIZING SIGNS § SUDDEN DEATH – ( HYDROCEPHALUS à CONING) 1/3
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    SURGICAL EXCISION ISCURATIVE §IF PATIENT APPEARS OBTUNDED § URGENT VENTRICULAR DRAINAGE IS INDICATED; USUALLY REQUIRES BILATERALLY §IF NO NEUROLOGICAL DETERIORATION AND PATIENT IS STABLE § VENTRICULAR DRAINAGE IS NOT INDICATED; BECAUSE ENLARGED VENTRICLES CAN FACILITATE THE SURGICAL APPROACH.
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    SURGICAL EXCISION ISCURATIVE § FACTORS § SIZE à <7mm & INCIDENTAL à CONSERVATIVE § SYMPTOMS à IF PRESENT, SURGERY INDICATED § CONTENT à FLUID à ASPIRATION POSSIBLE §MICROSURGICAL EXCISION § TRANSCORTICAL TRANSVENTRICULAR APPROACH à HIGH EPILEPSY RATE § INTERHEMISPHERIC TRANS-CALLOSAL APPROACH à AMNESIA § ENDOSCOPIC TRANSCORTICAL APPROACH à HIGH TECHNICAL FAILURE RATE §STEREOTACTIC ASPIRATION à HIGH RECURRENCE RATE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE; RESERVED FOR ELDERLY
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    § 3RD TO5TH DECADE § SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE HYDROCEPHALUS ( Headache ? POSITIONAL, LOC, visual disturbances etc.) § CT BRAIN showing § HYPERDENSE ( ISODENSE TO CSF SOMETIMES), § ROUND/OVOID LESION in this § LOCATION ( MIDLINE, ANTERIOR PART OF ROOF OF 3RD VENTRICLE ) IT IS ALMOST ALWAYS COLLOID CYST