Third Ventricular Tumors: A Comprehensive Literature Review

Background Craniopharyngiomas are common lesions that occur in the suprasellar region; however, strictly intrinsic third ventricular craniopharyngiomas are rare. Case Series We aimed to describe the magnetic resonance imaging features observed in five cases of strictly intrinsic third ventricular papillary craniopharyngiomas, including two cases of mixed cystic and solid tumors and three cases of pure solid masses. Conclusion Among the adult population, intrinsic third ventricular papillary craniopharyngiomas should be considered when either solid or mixed cystic and solid masses are observed, in which the solid component shows heterogeneous intensity, heterogeneous and strong enhancement, and is strictly located in the third ventricle.

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Intrinsic Third Ventricular Papillary Craniopharyngioma: A Report of Five Cases and Literature Review

Hung

Ngan

Duc

2021

IMCRJ

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“…We presented the case of a middle-aged woman, with a history of migraines, who presented with progressive headache that was diagnosed as having colloid cyst near the foramen of Monro. The colloid cyst is a rare benign tumor accounting for less than 2% of all primary brain tumors [ 2 ].…”

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Colloid Cyst: A Potentially Life-Threatening Etiology of Severe Headache in a Patient With Migraine

Alshuaylan

Alismail

Haobani

et al. 2021

Cureus

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Headache is a common cause of emergency department (ED) visits. Migraine is a prevalent neurological disorder that is encountered by emergency physicians in day-to-day practice. However, patients with a known history of migraines should be carefully evaluated when presenting with headaches and serious pathologies of headache should be ruled out. We report the case of a 43-year-old woman, with a known history of classic migraine, who presented to the ED with a severe headache. She described the headache as persistent generalized pain. The headache was worse on awakening and bending. The headache did not improve with the use of oral sumatriptan. She reported that the current episode of headache is more severe than her usual migraine headaches. The patient underwent a cranial CT scan which demonstrated a homogenously hyperdense well-defined round lesion located in the midline at the approximate location of the foramen of Monro with prominent lateral ventricles, conferring the diagnosis of the colloid cyst. The patient underwent a right craniotomy with resection of the cyst using the transcallosal approach. Recognition of this important diagnosis is crucial to prevent serious neurological complications by having timely management.

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“…Other less common intraventricular tumors include meningioma, lymphoma, and metastasis. Third ventricle tumors are rare and only comprise 0.6-0.9% of all brain tumors among all age groups [3,4]. Within the category of third ventricle tumors, the most common includes colloid cysts, choroid plexus papilloma's, and ependymomas.…”

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confidence: 99%