Intraventricular neurocysticercosis mimicking colloid cyst. Case report

J Neurosurg. 2002 Jul;97(1):208-10. doi: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.1.0208.

Abstract

The authors recently encountered a unique case of anterior third ventricular neurocysticercosis in which the cyst exhibited an unusually high signal on T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. The lesion's signal intensity and location made differentiation from colloid cyst difficult. Intraventricular neurocysticercosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of a colloid cyst.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Diseases / pathology*
  • Cysts / pathology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neurocysticercosis / pathology*
  • Third Ventricle / pathology