TY - JOUR
T1 - Supratentorial endodermal cysts
T2 - Review of literature and case report
AU - Caruso, Riccardo
AU - Artico, Marco
AU - Colonnese, Claudio
AU - Marrocco, Luigi
AU - Wierzbicki, Venceslao
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Supratentorial endodermal cysts are very rare pathological entities. Their pathoembryology is largely unknown and they can represent a diagnostic challenge. A research performed on the PubMed database in December 2010, to screen for supratentorial endodermal cyst studies, demonstrated that since 1960 only 31 supratentorial endodermal cysts have been described in the literature, including our case: a 42-year-old woman with a parasellar endodermal cyst. These lesions are usually benign. As with other types of brain cysts, the signs and symptoms caused by supratentorial endodermal cysts are mainly linked to the compression or irritation of surrounding neural structures. Upon neuroimaging examination, they typically appear as a round or lobulated mass. The signal intensity may vary depending on the protein content of the cyst. The majority of reported supratentorial endodermal cysts were completely excised with good or excellent results. Incomplete excision can result in an increased risk of recurrence, infection, and dissemination.
AB - Supratentorial endodermal cysts are very rare pathological entities. Their pathoembryology is largely unknown and they can represent a diagnostic challenge. A research performed on the PubMed database in December 2010, to screen for supratentorial endodermal cyst studies, demonstrated that since 1960 only 31 supratentorial endodermal cysts have been described in the literature, including our case: a 42-year-old woman with a parasellar endodermal cyst. These lesions are usually benign. As with other types of brain cysts, the signs and symptoms caused by supratentorial endodermal cysts are mainly linked to the compression or irritation of surrounding neural structures. Upon neuroimaging examination, they typically appear as a round or lobulated mass. The signal intensity may vary depending on the protein content of the cyst. The majority of reported supratentorial endodermal cysts were completely excised with good or excellent results. Incomplete excision can result in an increased risk of recurrence, infection, and dissemination.
KW - endodermal cyst
KW - enterogenous cyst
KW - epithelial cyst
KW - intracranial lesion
KW - neurenteric cyst
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U2 - 10.1055/s-0032-1304812
DO - 10.1055/s-0032-1304812
M3 - Article
C2 - 22700451
AN - SCOPUS:84886711184
VL - 74
SP - 378
EP - 387
JO - Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part A: Central European Neurosurgery
JF - Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part A: Central European Neurosurgery
SN - 2193-6315
IS - 6
ER -