Compressive arachnoid cyst

Case contributed by Bahman Rasuli
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Visual disturbances.

Patient Data

Age: 5 years
Gender: Male
mri

A large region of CSF intensity cyst occupying majority of the right anterior and middle cranial fossa eliciting mass effect and left-sided midline shift measuring about 7 mm

No water restriction on DWI images

No solid component.

Case Discussion

MRI features are consistent with a large compressive arachnoid cyst of the right middle cranial fossa, type III according to Galassi classification of middle cranial fossa arachnoid cysts.

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