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FAMILIAL FATAL AND NEAR‐FATAL THIRD VENTRICLE COLLOID CYSTS
Author(s) -
Stoodley Marcus A.,
Nguyen Thai P.,
Robbins Peter
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01676.x
Subject(s) - colloid cyst , medicine , third ventricle , sister , vomiting , headaches , brother , surgery , cyst , sociology , anthropology
Background : Despite having a presumed congenital origin, familial cases of colloid cysts have been reported only rarely. The first case of a brother and sister with colloid cysts is reported here, and the relevant literature is reviewed. Methods : A 25‐year‐old man presented with a 24‐h history of headache and vomiting. He rapidly became unconscious and fulfilled the criteria for brain death on arrival at hospital. No surgical intervention was performed. Results : The patient’s sister presented at the age of 41 with headaches and rapidly became unconscious. The sister had urgent bilateral ventriculostomies, followed by transcallosal removal of a colloid cyst. Conclusions : These cases support the hypothesis that colloid cysts are congenital lesions and provide some evidence of a possible genetic predisposition to their formation. Sudden death remains a real risk for patients harbouring a colloid cyst.