Colloid cyst of the third ventricle

Case contributed by Bahman Rasuli
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Headaches.

Patient Data

Age: 45 years
Gender: Female

There is an 8 x 10 mm rounded lesion at the foramen of Monro causing obstructive hydrocephalus. The content of the cyst is isointense on T1 and slightly hypointense on T2 sequences.

Case Discussion

MRI imaging findings are characteristic of a colloid cyst of the third ventricle. 

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