title: Enterogenous cyst of the third ventricle.
abstract: We present the second case of an enterogenous cyst of the third ventricle. This is a 28-year-old woman who presented with a 2 year history of progressive headaches and memory loss. A cystic lesion of the anterior third ventricle was noted on MRI. The cyst was resected via a transcallosal approach and demonstrated simple cystic morphology lined by ciliated cuboidal epithelium with numerous goblet cells. The presentation was unusual with signs of memory loss presumably due to a mass effect on the fornices. Although uncommon, this entity should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a cystic lesion of the third ventricle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Box 800212, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Salvetti
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Box 800212, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. Electronic address: brian.williams@virginia.edu.
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
authors.forename: Jocelyn S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Posthumus
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Box 800212, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Shaffrey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D020542:Third Ventricle / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Enterogenous cyst; Neurenteric cyst; Supratentorial; Third ventricle