FAMILIAL COLLOID CYST OF THE 3RD VENTRICLE - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS

Authors
AKINS PT ROBERTS R COXE WS KAUFMAN BA
Citation
Pt. Akins et al., FAMILIAL COLLOID CYST OF THE 3RD VENTRICLE - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS, Neurosurgery, 38(2), 1996, pp. 392-394
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neurosurgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
0148396X
Volume
38
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
392 - 394
Database
ISI
SICI code
0148-396X(1996)38:2<392:FCCOT3>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
THE CASES OF a father and his son who were diagnosed with pathological ly confirmed colloid cysts of the third ventricle are presented. The f amilial occurrence of this tumor is rare and suggests that genetic fac tors may play a role in its formation. Consistent with the concept tha t the cyst originates as a developmental abnormality, it is associated with a variety of congenital defects. The conditions that are associa ted with these tumors are discussed.