RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Colloid Cyst of the Third Ventricle: Imaging-pathologic Correlation
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1470
OP 1477
VO 21
IS 8
A1 Armao, Diane
A1 Castillo, Mauricio
A1 Chen, Hong
A1 Kwock, Lester
YR 2000
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/21/8/1470.abstract
AB Summary: Colloid cysts are relatively rare intracranial lesions located in the rostral aspect of the third ventricle. They may produce acute hydrocephalus, brain herniation, and lead to death. Although the clinical and imaging features of colloid cysts are well known, their etiology and the factors responsible for their imaging features continue to be a subject of debate. We present the imaging-pathologic correlation of a patient with a colloid cyst as well as data supporting the fact that the presence of cholesterol is probably responsible for the MR imaging features exhibited by some colloid cysts.