Symptomatic Change of an Intracranial Neuroepithelial Cyst 7 Years After Its Incidental Finding

A natural course of asymptomatic neuroepithelial cysts (NECs) is poorly understood due to its rarity. Herein we report a 23-year-old female patient of an asymptomatic NEC which grew in size from 1 cm to 5 cm and caused progressive symptoms seven years after its incidental finding. Partial resection...

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Autores principales: Niwa, Ryoko, Ayako, Isoo, Komori, Takashi, Matsuo, Takeshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Brain Tumor Society; The Korean Society for Neuro-Oncology; The Korean Society for Pediatric Neuro-Oncology 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8819465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35118846
http://dx.doi.org/10.14791/btrt.2022.10.e14
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Sumario:A natural course of asymptomatic neuroepithelial cysts (NECs) is poorly understood due to its rarity. Herein we report a 23-year-old female patient of an asymptomatic NEC which grew in size from 1 cm to 5 cm and caused progressive symptoms seven years after its incidental finding. Partial resection of the cyst was performed for decompression and pathological examination and effectively achieved symptoms alleviation and regression of the cyst. Our case showed the importance of regular follow-up because NECs may show symptomatic change even in the late phase.

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