title: Familial colloid cyst of the third ventricle in non-twin sisters: case report, review of the literature, controversies, and screening strategies.
abstract: Colloid cyst of the third ventricle is a known primary brain tumor. The familial occurrence of this cyst and associated conditions has been rarely discussed in the literature. To our knowledge only 10 affected families have been previously reported in the literature. We report the 11th family with this potentially life-threatening tumor and discuss the associated conditions and, existing controversies and plan screening strategies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. moslemshakeri@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Moslem Shakeri
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bavil
authors.forename: Payman
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vahedi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020863:Central Nervous System Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D003102:Colloids; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D035781:Siblings; D020542:Third Ventricle / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids