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Colloid cyst

MedGen UID:
137679
•Concept ID:
C0333157
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Colloid Cyst; Colloid Cysts; Cyst, Colloid; Cysts, Colloid
SNOMED CT: Colloid cyst (9287005)

Definition

Benign, congenital, neuroepithelial cysts that are typically filled with a viscous mucus. They usually arise in the anterior portion of the THIRD VENTRICLE between the fornices. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVColloid cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Sensitivity and specificity of thallium-201 single-photon emission tomography in the functional detection and differential diagnosis of brain tumours.
Dierckx RA, Martin JJ, Dobbeleir A, Crols R, Neetens I, De Deyn PP
Eur J Nucl Med 1994 Jul;21(7):621-33. doi: 10.1007/BF00285584. PMID: 7957348
Colloid cysts: experience with the management of 84 cases since the introduction of computed tomography.
Camacho A, Abernathey CD, Kelly PJ, Laws ER Jr
Neurosurgery 1989 May;24(5):693-700. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198905000-00006. PMID: 2716977

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Non-colloid-cyst primary brain tumors: A systematic review of unexpected fatality.
Atallah O, Badary A, Almealawy YF, Sanker V, Andrew Awuah W, Abdul-Rahman T, Alrubaye SN, Chaurasia B
J Clin Neurosci 2024 Jan;119:129-140. Epub 2023 Nov 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2023.11.022. PMID: 38029695
Pediatric colloid cysts: a multinational, multicenter study. An IFNE-ISPN-ESPN collaboration.
Roth J, Perekopaiko Y, Kozyrev DA, Constantini S; Pediatric Colloid Cyst Study Group (PCCSG)
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2022 May 1;29(5):543-550. Epub 2022 Feb 11 doi: 10.3171/2021.12.PEDS21482. PMID: 35148518
Use of Vycor Tubular Retractors in the Management of Deep Brain Lesions: A Review of Current Studies.
Shapiro SZ, Sabacinski KA, Mansour SA, Echeverry NB, Shah SS, Stein AA, Snelling BM
World Neurosurg 2020 Jan;133:283-290. Epub 2019 Sep 7 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.08.217. PMID: 31505282
Transcortical Removal of Third Ventricular Colloid Cysts: Comparison of Conventional, Guided Microsurgical and Endoscopic Approaches and Review of the Literature.
Sabanci PA, Aras Y, Ali A, Unal TC, Dolen D, Sencer S, Izgi N, Unal F, Barlas O
Turk Neurosurg 2017;27(4):546-557. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.17142-16.2. PMID: 27337241
MR imaging of the sellar and juxtasellar regions.
Johnsen DE, Woodruff WW, Allen IS, Cera PJ, Funkhouser GR, Coleman LL
Radiographics 1991 Sep;11(5):727-58. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.11.5.1947311. PMID: 1947311

Diagnosis

Xanthogranulomatous Colloid Cyst in a 13-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report and Surgical Implications.
Tyagi G, Singh GJ, Beniwal M, Srinivas D
Pediatr Neurosurg 2022;57(3):202-206. Epub 2022 Apr 5 doi: 10.1159/000524480. PMID: 35381594
Pediatric colloid cysts: a multinational, multicenter study. An IFNE-ISPN-ESPN collaboration.
Roth J, Perekopaiko Y, Kozyrev DA, Constantini S; Pediatric Colloid Cyst Study Group (PCCSG)
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2022 May 1;29(5):543-550. Epub 2022 Feb 11 doi: 10.3171/2021.12.PEDS21482. PMID: 35148518
Infected colloid cyst.
Yilmaz A, Aras M, Serarslan Y, Kaya ME
Childs Nerv Syst 2017 Sep;33(9):1599-1602. Epub 2017 Jun 3 doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3467-1. PMID: 28578512
Thunderclap headache.
Dilli E
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2014 Apr;14(4):437. doi: 10.1007/s11910-014-0437-9. PMID: 24643327
MR imaging of the sellar and juxtasellar regions.
Johnsen DE, Woodruff WW, Allen IS, Cera PJ, Funkhouser GR, Coleman LL
Radiographics 1991 Sep;11(5):727-58. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.11.5.1947311. PMID: 1947311

Therapy

Giant Colloid Cyst.
Alkhaibary A, Khairy S
World Neurosurg 2022 Sep;165:145-146. Epub 2022 Jul 5 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.06.144. PMID: 35803569
Pediatric colloid cysts: a multinational, multicenter study. An IFNE-ISPN-ESPN collaboration.
Roth J, Perekopaiko Y, Kozyrev DA, Constantini S; Pediatric Colloid Cyst Study Group (PCCSG)
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2022 May 1;29(5):543-550. Epub 2022 Feb 11 doi: 10.3171/2021.12.PEDS21482. PMID: 35148518
Use of Vycor Tubular Retractors in the Management of Deep Brain Lesions: A Review of Current Studies.
Shapiro SZ, Sabacinski KA, Mansour SA, Echeverry NB, Shah SS, Stein AA, Snelling BM
World Neurosurg 2020 Jan;133:283-290. Epub 2019 Sep 7 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.08.217. PMID: 31505282
Transcortical Removal of Third Ventricular Colloid Cysts: Comparison of Conventional, Guided Microsurgical and Endoscopic Approaches and Review of the Literature.
Sabanci PA, Aras Y, Ali A, Unal TC, Dolen D, Sencer S, Izgi N, Unal F, Barlas O
Turk Neurosurg 2017;27(4):546-557. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.17142-16.2. PMID: 27337241
Intraventricular neuroendoscopy: complication avoidance and management.
Chowdhry SA, Cohen AR
World Neurosurg 2013 Feb;79(2 Suppl):S15.e1-10. Epub 2012 Feb 10 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2012.02.030. PMID: 22381833

Prognosis

Non-colloid-cyst primary brain tumors: A systematic review of unexpected fatality.
Atallah O, Badary A, Almealawy YF, Sanker V, Andrew Awuah W, Abdul-Rahman T, Alrubaye SN, Chaurasia B
J Clin Neurosci 2024 Jan;119:129-140. Epub 2023 Nov 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2023.11.022. PMID: 38029695
Pediatric colloid cysts: a multinational, multicenter study. An IFNE-ISPN-ESPN collaboration.
Roth J, Perekopaiko Y, Kozyrev DA, Constantini S; Pediatric Colloid Cyst Study Group (PCCSG)
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2022 May 1;29(5):543-550. Epub 2022 Feb 11 doi: 10.3171/2021.12.PEDS21482. PMID: 35148518
Endoscopic management of third ventricular colloid cysts in mildly dilated lateral ventricles.
Eshra MA
Neurosurg Rev 2019 Mar;42(1):127-132. Epub 2018 Mar 12 doi: 10.1007/s10143-018-0956-y. PMID: 29527620
Fatal Colloid Cysts: A Systematic Review.
Lagman C, Rai K, Chung LK, Nagasawa DT, Beckett JS, Tucker AM, Yang I
World Neurosurg 2017 Nov;107:409-415. Epub 2017 Aug 8 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.07.183. PMID: 28801184
Thunderclap headache.
Dilli E
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2014 Apr;14(4):437. doi: 10.1007/s11910-014-0437-9. PMID: 24643327

Clinical prediction guides

Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Third Ventricular Colloid Cysts: A Retrospective Study.
El-Shehaby AMN, Reda WA, Abdel Karim KM, Nabeel AM, Emad Eldin RM, Tawadros SR
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2024;102(1):33-39. Epub 2024 Jan 5 doi: 10.1159/000535423. PMID: 38185106
Non-colloid-cyst primary brain tumors: A systematic review of unexpected fatality.
Atallah O, Badary A, Almealawy YF, Sanker V, Andrew Awuah W, Abdul-Rahman T, Alrubaye SN, Chaurasia B
J Clin Neurosci 2024 Jan;119:129-140. Epub 2023 Nov 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2023.11.022. PMID: 38029695
Urinary levels of phthalate esters and heavy metals in adolescents with thyroid colloid cysts.
Yalçin SS, Erdal İ, Çetinkaya S, Oğuz B
Int J Environ Health Res 2022 Jun;32(6):1359-1372. Epub 2021 Feb 8 doi: 10.1080/09603123.2021.1883554. PMID: 33555204
Neuroendoscopy in the Surgical Management of Lateral and Third Ventricular Tumors: Looking Beyond Microneurosurgery.
Deopujari CE, Karmarkar VS, Shaikh ST, Mohanty CB, Sharma V, Tadghare J, Thareja V
Neurol India 2021 Nov-Dec;69(6):1571-1578. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.333458. PMID: 34979645
Microendoscopic Removal of Deep-Seated Brain Tumors Using Tubular Retraction System.
Ratre S, Yadav YR, Parihar VS, Kher Y
J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2016 Jul;77(4):312-20. Epub 2016 Apr 11 doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1580595. PMID: 27064583

Recent systematic reviews

Non-colloid-cyst primary brain tumors: A systematic review of unexpected fatality.
Atallah O, Badary A, Almealawy YF, Sanker V, Andrew Awuah W, Abdul-Rahman T, Alrubaye SN, Chaurasia B
J Clin Neurosci 2024 Jan;119:129-140. Epub 2023 Nov 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2023.11.022. PMID: 38029695
Familial colloid cysts: not a chance occurrence.
Giantini-Larsen AM, Garton ALA, Villamater FN, Kuzan-Fischer CM, Savage NJ, Cunniff CM, Ross ME, Christos PJ, Stieg PE, Souweidane MM
J Neurooncol 2022 Apr;157(2):321-332. Epub 2022 Mar 3 doi: 10.1007/s11060-022-03966-0. PMID: 35243591
Comparison of microscopic and endoscopic resection of third-ventricular colloid cysts: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sayehmiri F, Starke RM, Eichberg DG, Ghanikolahloo M, Rahmatian A, Fathi M, Vakili K, Ebrahimzadeh K, Rezaei O, Samadian M, Mousavinejad SA, Maloumeh EN, Tavasol HH, Sharifi G
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2022 Apr;215:107179. Epub 2022 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2022.107179. PMID: 35220036
Natural history of incidental colloid cysts of the third ventricle: A systematic review.
O'Neill AH, Gragnaniello C, Lai LT
J Clin Neurosci 2018 Jul;53:122-126. Epub 2018 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.04.061. PMID: 29731276
Fatal Colloid Cysts: A Systematic Review.
Lagman C, Rai K, Chung LK, Nagasawa DT, Beckett JS, Tucker AM, Yang I
World Neurosurg 2017 Nov;107:409-415. Epub 2017 Aug 8 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.07.183. PMID: 28801184

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