Abstract
Objective: To report clinicopathologic features of symptomatic surgically removed non-neoplastic cysts of the central nervous system (CNS). Study Design: Case series. Place and Duration of Study: The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from 2003 to 2012. Methodology: All non-neoplastic CNS cysts reported during the study period were retrieved and reviewed. Age, gender, location, histologic type and clinical features were noted. Results: A total of 124 cysts were diagnosed in the study period. These included 44 epidermoid cysts (mean age 30.5 ± 13.8 years), 35 colloid cysts (mean age 31 ± 13.2 years), 32 arachnoid cysts (mean age 24.8 ± 20.2 years), 6 dermoid cysts, 3 enterogenous cysts and Rathke's cleft cysts each and 1 ependymal cyst. All cyst types mainly presented in young adults in both genders with signs and symptoms of a mass lesion. Conclusion: Non-neoplastic cyst mainly presented like a CNS mass lesion in young adults. Epidermoids were the most common type of these cysts in the present series followed by the colloid and the arachnoid cysts.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 588-591 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Arachnoid cyst
- Central nervous system
- Colloid cyst
- Dermoid cyst
- Enterogenous cyst
- Ependymal cyst
- Epidermoid cyst
- Non-neoplastc cysts
- Rathke's cleft cyst