title: [Value of computerised tomography in the diagnosis of colloid cyst of the third ventricle (author's transl)].
abstract: The so called colloid cyst of the third ventricle is believed to originate from the neuroepithelium in the diencephalic roof. The diagnosis is notoriously difficult and contributes significantly to the high mortality. A case in an eleven-year-old boy is reported. Computed tomography, also because not invasive, is chiefly indicative in this lesion, reducing the overall mortality.
mesh_terms: D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography; D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Validità della tomodensitometria computerizzata nella diagnosi della cisti colloide del terzo ventricolo.