Unedited microneurosurgery of a pineal region neuroepithelial cyst

Epidermoid cyst of the pineal region.

An epidermoid cyst in the pineal region is reported to underscore the feasibility of successful surgical excision of such lesions and the need to review the management of posterior third ventricular lesions. An interesting, but unexplained, feature in this patient was renal glycosuria which cleared after excision of the tumour.

Endodermal cyst in pineal region: Rare location

BACKGROUND Pineal tumors are very uncommon intracranial lesions, and endodermal cysts in this location are extremely rare. CASE DESCRIPTION A 49-year-old right-handed female presented with 3 weeks history of progressive dizziness and imbalance. Imaging studies showed 1.8 cm × 1.7 cm × 1.8 cm pineal lesion with small enhancing mural component displacing ventrally the quadrigeminal plate and na...

Craniocervical neuroepithelial cyst (colloid cyst).

Colloid cysts represent between 0.25-1 % of intracranial tumors [1-3]. Although most frequently located in the third ventricle, they are also found throughout the ventricular system [4]. Extraventricular location is rare [5]. We describe a case of a neuroepithelial cyst located in the craniocervical region, which was examined by CT and vertebral angiography, with subsequent biochemical study of...

Intramedullary neuroepithelial cyst of the spinal cord.

Precocious puberty and pineal cyst

Introduction Accelerated development of secondary sexual characteristics or sexual precocity is a well-known entity [1–3]. Most authors recognize two groups of patients, those described as having central precocious puberty (CPP) and those with precocious pseudopuberty [1–3,6]. CPP results from premature activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and pseudopuberty is caused by lesions...