Diagnosis of intrathalamic cyst by computerized tomographic scan.
A case of an intrathalamic cyst initially misdiagnosed as a thalamic glioma is reported. It was followed for five years before a computerized tomographic scan led to a correct diagnosis. A simple means of stereotaxically draining the lesion is illustrated.
D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003201:Computers; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005910:Glioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013788:Thalamus; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray