TY  - JOUR
AU  - Okacha Naama
AU  - Abdelilah Idir
AU  - Omar Boulahroud
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2019/10/21
TI  - Occipital lobe ependymal cyst with unusual presentation
JO  - Medicine and Clinical Science
VL  - 1
IS  - 2
AB  - Intraparenchymal cysts without communication to the ventricles or the subarachnoid space are
named ependymal or epithelial cysts. The estimated ratio of their incidence compared with arachnoid
cysts is 1:10. Neurologic deficit can occur when the cyst exerts mass effect on its surroundings.
We report a case of cerebral ependymal cyst in a 75-year-old lady who presented with history
of headache, vomiting and left incomplete homonymous hemianopsia. Neuroimaging studies
showed a large right occipital cyst. She underwent the neurosurgical procedure of marsupialization.
Histologic findings and the immunophenotype was consistent with a diagnosis of ependymal cyst.
The patient made an excellent recovery after the procedure.
SN  - 2690-5191
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.33425/2690-5191.1008
DO  - 10.33425/2690-5191.1008