Intracranial mucocele mimicking arachnoid cyst: case report.
We describe a patient presenting with adult onset seizures whose computed tomographic scan was highly suggestive of arachnoid cyst. The cyst was removed by craniotomy and was found to be a mucocele on histological examination. During operation, no connection to the frontal sinus had been found. The very unusual combination of findings and their clinical implications are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001099:Arachnoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed