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Giant or huge colloid cysts of the third ventricle up to of more than 3 cm in diameter are extremely rare. The patient presented with symptoms of increased intracranial pressure, including headache, vomiting, and papilledema. Computerized tomographic (CT) scan revealed a hypodense, huge colloid cyst of the third ventricle associated with calcification in the cyst wall. Both hypodensity and calcification are uncommon roentgenological findings for colloid cysts of the third ventricle. The patient was operated on by the transcortical/transventricular approach and the colloid cyst was completely excised.
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Yüceer, N., Başkaya, M. & Gökalp, H.Z. Huge colloid cyst of the third ventricle associated with calcification in the cyst wall. Neurosurg. Rev. 19, 131–133 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00418085
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