Extensive cerebral venous thrombosis after resection of third ventricle colloid cyst

Naim Izet Kajtazi; Juman Al Ghamdi; Razan Al Amoudi; Amna Zakri; Wafa Al Shakweer; Mohammed Bafaquh

doi:10.25259/SNI_348_2023

Extensive cerebral venous thrombosis after resection of third ventricle colloid cyst

Surg Neurol Int. 2023 Jun 8:14:201. doi: 10.25259/SNI_348_2023. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Naim Izet Kajtazi¹, Juman Al Ghamdi², Razan Al Amoudi², Amna Zakri², Wafa Al Shakweer³, Mohammed Bafaquh⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, National Neurosciences Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
² Department of Intervention Neuroradiology, Medical Imaging Administration, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
³ Department of Clinical Laboratory Administration, National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
⁴ Department of Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Background: The third ventricle colloid cyst (CC) is a benign growth usually located in the third ventricle and can cause various neurological symptoms, including sudden death. Modern surgical interventions may still result in a wide range of complications and cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is among them.

Case description: A 38-year-old female with an existing diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypothyroidism and a 6-month history of headaches, blurred vision, and vomiting presented to our clinic 3 days after the headaches became excessively severe. Neurological examination on admission revealed bilateral papilledema without any associated focal neurological deficits. Brain computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the presence of a third ventricle CC and associated non-communicating hydrocephalus involving the lateral ventricles. As a result, the patient underwent emergency bilateral external ventricular drainage (EVD) insertion followed by a third ventricular CC excision under neuronavigation through a right frontal craniotomy. Twelve days postoperatively, the patient developed further headaches followed by a generalized tonic-clonic seizure that led to no postictal neurological deficits. Nonetheless, computed tomography venography of the brain revealed extensive thrombosis of the superior sagittal sinus, inferior sagittal sinus, right sigmoid sinus, and right internal jugular vein. A newly diagnosed CVT was treated with intravenous heparin. The patient was discharged with warfarin, which was discontinued after 12 months. Ten years after her illness, she remained stable and free from any neurological deficits but still suffered from chronic mild headaches.

Conclusion: A preoperative venous study should be performed in all cases to gain a better understanding of the venous anatomy. We advocate meticulous microsurgical techniques to protect the venous system surrounding the foramen of Monro and reduce the amount of retraction during surgery.

Keywords: Cerebral venous thrombosis; Colloid cyst; Foramen of Monro; Thalamostriate vein; Third ventricle.

Publication types

Case Reports