Colloid Cysts

01/01/2023 - "The Artemis Neuro Evacuation Device has proved to be effective and safe in removal of colloid cysts of the third ventricle and may be proposed as a possible alternative or as a complement of the standard instruments routinely used in neuroendoscopy."

07/01/1991 - "Immunohistochemistry for cytokeratin, EMA and CEA was positive in all the colloid cyst and enterogenous cyst epithelium. "
01/01/1993 - "Cytokeratin immunohistochemical study of epithelial cysts in the central nervous system: with special reference to origins of colloid cyst of the third ventricle and Rathke's cleft cyst in the sella."
07/01/1989 - "Intermediate filament markers (cytokeratin, vimentin, neurofilament, and glial fibrillary acidic protein) and epithelial markers (epithelial membrane antigen and monoclonal antibody lu-5) demonstrated that colloid cyst epithelium has a unique antigenic profile in contrast to that of choroid plexus or glial tissue. "

10/01/1992 - "Phosphorus (31P) magnetic resonance spectroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging were used to study the intracellular metabolism, circulation, and morphology in the brains of 3 patients with clinical brain death syndrome due to traumatic brain damage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and acute occlusive hydrocephalus caused by a colloid cyst. "

06/01/1995 - "Fine needle aspiration was negative for amyloid, but pathological studies of surgical specimens demonstrated amyloid infiltration of the thyroid interstitium and regressive colloid cysts. "

01/01/2020 - "Colloid cysts are benign cystic lesions located at the anterior part of the third ventricle mostly at the foramen of Monro and contain colloid material. "
07/01/2013 - "Excision of the colloid cyst was performed which revealed hemorrhagic clot instead of colloid material. "
07/01/2013 - "Colloid cysts are cystic lesions located at the anterior part of third ventricle, close to foramen of Monro and contain colloid material. "
12/01/2010 - "The most common Grade 4 provisional diagnosis was that of a colloid cyst or colloid nodule of the thyroid (seven cases). "
03/25/2008 - "The cytologic diagnoses were grouped as follows: cyst, colloid nodule, colloid nodule with cystic change, chronic thyroiditis, atypical/neoplastic and non-diagnostic. "

01/01/2018 - "Postoperative clinical and iconographic evolution let us think about an acute disseminated encephalomyelitis probably due to cerebrospinal fluid contamination by inflammatory proteins contained in the colloid cyst. "
09/01/2003 - "The second category includes protein-containing lesions, such as colloid cyst, craniopharyngioma, Rathke's cleft cyst, and atypical epidermoid. "
07/01/1990 - "Twenty one cases of epithelial cysts in the central nervous system including six colloid cysts of the third ventricle, eight Rathke's cleft cysts in the sella, two enterogenous cysts in the posterior fossa, two epithelial cysts in the spinal canal and three neuroectodermal cysts in the cerebrum were examined immunohistochemically for expression of intermediate filamentous proteins-simple type, stratified type and skin type cytokeratins and GFAP. "
01/31/1977 - "We have confirmed these structures (HLS) in five colloid cysts and have demonstrated by various histochemical stains that they consist of desoxyribose nucleic acid, base protein and phospholipid. "
10/01/2013 - "Six groups of substances are discussed: 1. Gadolinium - based contrast agents, 2.hemoglobin degradation products (intra- and extra-cellular methemoglobin), 3. lipid-containing lesions (lipoma, dermoid cyst, implanted fatty materials, laminar cortical necrosis), 4. substances with high concentration of proteins (colloid cyst, craniopharyngioma, Rathke's cleft cyst, ectopic posterior pituitary gland), 5. melanin (metastatic melanoma), 6. lesions containing mineral substances such as: calcium (calcifications, Fahr's disease), copper (Wilson's disease) and manganese (hepatic encephalopathy, manganese intoxication in intravenous drug abusers). "

01/01/2023 - "Colloid cysts are histologically well defined and consist of three main components, a capsule, with an underlying epithelial layer, and a mucinous heart. "
01/01/2020 - "Endoscopic resection of third ventricle colloid cysts without emphasizing complete capsule removal is a viable option for successfully treating colloid cysts of the third ventricle. "
01/01/2020 - "To present the long-term outcomes of endoscopic resection of third ventricle colloid cysts without complete capsule removal and propose a grading system to allow consistent description of surgical outcomes. "
03/01/2010 - "On magnetic resonance imaging (n = 3), the cyst was T1 hypointense and T2 isointense in one, hyperintense on both T1 and T2 with a hypointense capsule and nonenhancing on contrast in one (with a giant colloid cyst), and T1 hyperintense and T2 hypointense in one patient. "
02/01/2007 - "A dual-port endoscopic approach, used for the surgical management of colloid cysts, was developed with the following goals: 1) a direct, unobstructed, high-illumination endoscopic view of the attachment point of the colloid cyst to the tela choroidea, and 2) a gross total resection of the colloid cyst capsule using microsurgical techniques. "

06/01/1989 - "The surgically excised lesion showed a cyst lined by ciliated columnar epithelium with copious mucin secretion similar to that seen in colloid cysts of the third ventricle and enterogenous cysts of the spinal canal. "
01/01/1979 - "Combined occurrence of mucin-producing ependymoma and neuroepithelial (colloid) cysts."
01/01/1998 - "The carbohydrate epitopes exhibited by colloid cysts and their contents, have also been reported for the mucins of salivary glands, uterine cervix, gall bladder and colon, and therefore, are not inconsistent with the assumption of an endodermal origin of colloid cysts."

01/01/2019 - "Xanthogranulomatous reaction is rarely described in colloid cysts, which happens as a response to desquamation of epithelial lining, subsequent lipid accumulation, and as tissue inflammatory response to intracystic hemorrhage. "
08/01/2009 - "Characteristic trends were found for some groups: high Glx and Ala in meningiomas (p < 0.001 and p < 0.01, respectively), high mobile lipids in metastasis (p < 0.001), high Cho in PNET (p < 0.001), high mI + Gly in ependymoma (p < 0.001), high NAC (p < 0.01) in the absence of the normal brain parenchyma pattern in colloid cysts, and high mI/Gly and Ala in central neurocytoma. "
10/01/2013 - "Six groups of substances are discussed: 1. Gadolinium - based contrast agents, 2.hemoglobin degradation products (intra- and extra-cellular methemoglobin), 3. lipid-containing lesions (lipoma, dermoid cyst, implanted fatty materials, laminar cortical necrosis), 4. substances with high concentration of proteins (colloid cyst, craniopharyngioma, Rathke's cleft cyst, ectopic posterior pituitary gland), 5. melanin (metastatic melanoma), 6. lesions containing mineral substances such as: calcium (calcifications, Fahr's disease), copper (Wilson's disease) and manganese (hepatic encephalopathy, manganese intoxication in intravenous drug abusers). "

01/01/1993 - "Five colloid cysts were immunostained with monoclonal antibodies that were specific for Clara-cell antigens and surfactant, respectively. "
01/01/1998 - "Colloid cysts of the third ventricle have been investigated by chemical characterization of the cyst contents using ELISA with monoclonal antibodies for certain carbohydrate epitopes as well as a polyclonal antiserum against peptide domains, and immunohistochemistry on the cyst wall using the same antibodies. "
07/01/1989 - "Intermediate filament markers (cytokeratin, vimentin, neurofilament, and glial fibrillary acidic protein) and epithelial markers (epithelial membrane antigen and monoclonal antibody lu-5) demonstrated that colloid cyst epithelium has a unique antigenic profile in contrast to that of choroid plexus or glial tissue. "

06/01/2008 - "Compared with transcallosal craniotomy, neuroendoscopy is a safe and effective approach for removal of colloid cysts in the third ventricle. "
04/01/2007 - "Compared with transcallosal craniotomy, neuroendoscopy is a safe and effective approach for removal of colloid cysts in the third ventricle. "
02/11/2022 - "The study included 78 patients with colloid cysts who underwent resection either via an endoscopic approach (n = 33) or through a craniotomy (n = 45) with an interhemispheric-transcallosal or transcortical-transventricular approach. "
10/01/2023 - "Endoscopic resection can be used for removing colloid cysts as a substitute for open craniotomy. "
01/01/2023 - "A 15-year-old girl had undergone a right frontal craniotomy and excision of a third ventricle colloid cyst using the transcallosal approach. "

02/01/2010 - "Microsurgical excision of colloid cyst with favorable cognitive outcomes and short operative time and hospital stay: operative techniques and analyses of outcomes with review of previous studies."
02/01/2010 - "Microsurgical and endoscopic colloid cyst excision differ with regard to operative time, length of hospital stay, and extent of resection. "
08/01/1994 - "The two techniques were compared for operating time, length of hospital stay, incidence of complications, recurrence, and hydrocephalus, and days spent recuperating before return to work to determine if endoscopic removal of colloid cysts is a safe and effective alternative to microsurgery. "
05/01/1999 - "Total or near total resection of colloid cysts should be the goal for all patients and can be achieved using the rigid endoscope, with little morbidity, shortened operative time, reduced length of stay, and resolution of symptoms. "
01/01/2009 - "Endoscopic surgery has been reported to be more cost-effective and safer than open craniotomy for resection of colloid cysts, despite a 5-10% conversion rate to craniotomy, a 5% recurrence rate, a 5-10% ventricular shunting rate, a 5-10% epilepsy rate, and a 3-4 day hospital stay. "

01/01/2020 - "It helped in the precise placement of ventricular catheter in multiloculated hydrocephalus and external ventricular drain for a third ventricular colloid cyst. "
01/01/1991 - "Two tumours and a colloid cyst of the third ventricle, two paraventricular symptomatic cysts, one arachnoid cyst, one chronic intracerebral hematoma and one case of free catheter extraction in the lateral ventricle. "
01/01/1990 - "Over a 6-month period, 32 procedures were performed on 23 males and nine female patients (mean age 32 years); these included 27 stereotactic biopsy procedures, two stereotactic implantations of cyst catheter reservoirs, two ventriculoscopic aspirations of third ventricular colloid cysts, and one stereotactic aspiration of a craniopharyngioma. "
03/01/2022 - "Of 77 procedures performed, endoscopic third ventriculostomy, arachnoid cyst fenestration, septostomy, colloid cyst excision, endoscopic assisted ventricular catheter placement, and intraventricular tumor biopsy were performed in 53.3%, 18.2%, 10.4%, 7.8%, 6.5%, and 3.9% of patients. "

01/01/1990 - "Colloid cysts cured by stereotactic puncture were all hypo or iso-dense at C.T. "
01/01/1990 - "These results can help to the indication of a stereotactic puncture at the first attempt in some well defined colloid cysts."
12/01/2009 - "Eleven patients presented third ventricle colloid cysts and were treated by Nd:YAG laser guided with stereotactic endoscopy (n=7) , stereotactic endoscopy (n=3) or stereotactly guided puncture (n=1). "
01/01/1994 - "The other indications are rare: unilateral hydrocephalus, biopsies of intraventricular tumors, puncture of colloid cysts."

03/01/2014 - "Neuroendoscopic colloid cyst resection can reliably achieve complete lesion removal with short operative times. "
02/01/2010 - "Microsurgical excision of colloid cyst with favorable cognitive outcomes and short operative time and hospital stay: operative techniques and analyses of outcomes with review of previous studies."
02/01/2010 - "Microsurgical and endoscopic colloid cyst excision differ with regard to operative time, length of hospital stay, and extent of resection. "
05/01/1999 - "Total or near total resection of colloid cysts should be the goal for all patients and can be achieved using the rigid endoscope, with little morbidity, shortened operative time, reduced length of stay, and resolution of symptoms. "