Intracranial ciliated neuroepithelial cyst mimicking arachnoid cyst.
We report a rare case of a left frontal ciliated neuroepithelial cyst that fulfilled all criteria (except histological) of an arachnoid cyst. The literature is reviewed, and the possible pathogenetic mechanisms of subarachnoid ependymal cysts are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D001099:Arachnoid; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*