Third ventricular colloid cyst causing acute hydrocephalus during early pregnancy: Clinical lessons from a case
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(also called neuroepithelial cysts) are relatively rare i n t r a c r a n i a l lesions located in the rostral aspect of the third ventricle. They comprise approximately 0.5–1% of primary brain tumours. They occur with equal frequency in men and women. Most reported cases occur in the third to fifth decades of life.1 Although colloid cysts are histologically benign, they may obstruct the forami...
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عنوان ژورنال: Surgical Neurology International
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2152-7806
DOI: 10.25259/sni_724_2020