Sudden Death in an 11-Year-Old Boy Due to Rupture of a Colloid Cyst of the Third Ventricle following ‘Disco-Dancing’

A case is described in which a previously healthy 11-year-old boy attended a ‘disco-dance’ where he indulged in a current craze known as ‘head-banging’. The history can be traced back to this activity. Post-mortem revealed an intra-cerebral haematoma obstructing the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid. Histological techniques indicated that the basic pathology was related to a colloid cyst in the third ventricle.

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Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea and acquired anterior basal encephalocoele in a patient with colloid cyst of the third ventricle

Neurology India ◽

10.4103/0028-3886.60431 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 58 (1) ◽

pp. 156 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Chandrasekharan Kesavadas ◽

TirurRaman Kapilamoorthy ◽

Gireesh Menon ◽

KythasandraShivakumar Deepak

Keyword(s):

Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽

Third Ventricle ◽

Colloid Cyst ◽

Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea ◽

The Third

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Neuroepithelial (colloid) cyst of the third ventricle in identical twins

Journal of Neurosurgery ◽

10.3171/jns.1986.65.3.0401 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 65 (3) ◽

pp. 401-403 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Abdel Wahab M. Ibrahim ◽

Hisham Farag ◽

Mohammed Naguib ◽

Ezzeldin Ibrahim

Keyword(s):

Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽

Obstructive Hydrocephalus ◽

Third Ventricle ◽

Colloid Cyst ◽

Content Type ◽

The Third ◽

Colloid Cysts ◽

Fluid Pathway ◽

Ocular Signs ◽

Fine Print

✓ Colloid cysts of the third ventricle are described in middle-aged twin brothers. One of them presented with recurrent attacks of headache. In this patient the cyst had reached a size large enough to obstruct the cerebrospinal fluid pathway, resulting in hydrocephalus. The twin brother, although asymptomatic, was suspected of the anomaly and investigated because of the similarity of his ocular signs. The diagnosis was confirmed by computerized tomography in both the patient and his brother. The latter proved to have a smaller colloid cyst situated anteriorly in the third ventricle with no obstructive hydrocephalus. The patient was successfully operated on, while the brother is still under observation. Both brothers have had bilateral cataracts, retinal detachments, and left lateral rectus palsies. The familial occurrence of colloid cysts and their association with these ocular findings have apparently not been described before.

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Sudden Death in an Adolescent Boy Due to a Colloid Cyst of the Third Ventricle

American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology ◽

10.1097/00000433-199806000-00004 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 119-122 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Patricia A. Aronica ◽

Mamdouha Ahdab-Barmada ◽

Leon Rozin ◽

Cyril H. Wecht

Keyword(s):

Sudden Death ◽

Third Ventricle ◽

Colloid Cyst ◽

The Third

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Sudden Death of a 22-Year-Old Female Attributed to Complications of a Colloid Cyst in the Third Ventricle

American Journal of Clinical Pathology ◽

10.1093/ajcp/aqz114.000 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 152 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S76-S76

Author(s):

Gary Wu ◽

Jennifer Hammers

Keyword(s):

Sudden Death ◽

Obstructive Hydrocephalus ◽

Third Ventricle ◽

Memory Loss ◽

Colloid Cyst ◽

Intracranial Tumors ◽

Foramen Of Monro ◽

Acute Hydrocephalus ◽

The Third ◽

Colloid Cysts

Abstract Colloid cysts are rare lesions that account for up to 2% of all intracranial tumors. They are commonly found posterior to the foramen of Monro in the third ventricle and classified as benign lesions due to their slow-growing nature. Diagnosis of colloid cysts are often incidental finds on diagnostic imaging or at autopsy. The strategic location of these cysts primary causes gradual or acute hydrocephalus, as evidenced by flattened gyri and deepened sulci on MRI, nausea, vomiting, and papilledema. Enlargement of the cyst itself can cause a mass effect, which commonly presents with symptoms of ataxia, memory loss, and rapid neurologic deterioration. Microsurgery, endoscopic removal, and stereotactic aspiration are cited to be the most commonly employed treatments in the management of colloid cysts. However, there is no one procedure better than another; the benefits and limitations of several procedures are discussed. Treatment of choice is weighed by clinical judgment and surgical experience that vary between neurosurgeons. Although benign, colloid cysts rarely but can lead to sudden death. Therefore, it is important to consider colloid cysts and other intracranial tumors on the differential diagnosis when presented with acute hydrocephalus and papilledema. We report a case of sudden death in a 22-year-old black female due to obstructive hydrocephalus by a colloid cyst in the third ventricle.

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Sudden death due to colloid cyst of the third ventricle

Journal of Pediatric Surgery ◽

10.1016/s0022-3468(82)80081-x ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

pp. 336

Author(s):

Randall W. Powell

Keyword(s):

Sudden Death ◽

Third Ventricle ◽

Colloid Cyst ◽

The Third

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Empty sella secondary to suprasellar colloid cyst of foregut (respiratory) origin

Journal of Neurosurgery ◽

10.3171/jns.1979.51.1.0114 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 51 (1) ◽

pp. 114-117 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Dwight C. Evans ◽

Martin G. Netsky ◽

Verne E. Allen ◽

Vira Kasantikul

Keyword(s):

Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽

Third Ventricle ◽

Sella Turcica ◽

Colloid Cyst ◽

Empty Sella ◽

Content Type ◽

The Third ◽

Colloid Cysts ◽

Third Ventricular Cyst ◽

Fine Print

✓ An enlarged sella turcica was discovered in a 40-year-old man who had bitemporal headaches. A pneumoencephalograph revealed a third ventricular cyst, dilated lateral ventricles, and an empty sella. The colloid cyst was lined by foregut epithelium, probably originating in the respiratory tract, and dense connective tissue. This case is the first instance of an empty sella associated with a colloid cyst of the third ventricle. It is proposed that enlargement of the mass in the third ventricle caused increased pulsation pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid, and that in the presence of an incompetent diaphragma sellae the subarachnoid space expanded into the sella. The origin of third ventricle cysts is reconsidered. It is concluded that suprasellar colloid cysts may arise from endoderm, ectoderm, neuroepithelium, or a combination of these epithelia.

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