Patient Data
Age: Adult
Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.
From the case:
Arachnoid cyst distorting the third ventricle
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The MR appearance suggests a suprasellar arachnoid cyst displacing the chiasm and infundibulum anteriorly.
Case Discussion
Hydrocephalus was secondary to an obstructive third ventricle cyst. VP shunt tube in situ.
The MR appearance suggests a suprasellar arachnoid cyst displacing the chiasm and infundibulum anteriorly however on endoscopy the arachnoid cyst was (apparently) actually intraventricular in location, within the third ventricle.