Enterogenous cyst of the fourth ventricle: case report.
The authors present an intracranial enterogenous cyst of the fourth ventricle in a Chinese woman having symptoms of headache, dizziness and vertigo for approximately six months. A computerized tomography study of the brain disclosed a low density lesion within the fourth ventricle. A cystic tumor was completely removed and a histopathological examination diagnosed it is an enterogenous cyst; a rare lesion. During the post-operative follow-up, her symptoms gradually resolved and she was free of complaints within two years.
Wang
Y C
YC
Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Chiang
Y H
YH
Chiou
S Y
SY
Fu
Y M
YM
Lee
W W
WW
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged