Malignant epidermoid arising from the third ventricle:A case report

作     者：Samadhan Pawar Chaitanya Borde Atul Patil Rajnish Nagarkar 

作者机构：Department of RadiodiagnosisHCG Manavata Cancer Centre 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Radiology》 (世界放射学杂志（英文版）（电子版）)

年 卷 期：2019年第11卷第5期

页      面：74-80页

学科分类：1009[医学-特种医学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Epidermoid Third ventricle Magnetic resonance imaging Case report 

摘      要：BACKGROUND Third epidermoid tumors are a rare finding. The appearance of these tumors often makes them difficult to diagnose, and thus they require multimodality imaging. CASE SUMMARY A 48-year-old male patient reported to our hospital with complaints of vomiting and severe headache. The patient also complained of involuntary micturition for the past five days. We used a combination of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging modalities to confirm the presence of a malignant epidermoid cyst arising from the third ventricle. A contrastenhanced CT of the head demonstrated minimal perilesional enhancement while an MRI revealed a large, lobulated and septated T2 hyperintense mass arising from the third ventricle. The maximum size of the lesion measured 73 mm × 65 mm × 64 mm in size. CONCLUSION Malignant epidermoid arising from the third ventricle in an adult male was reported using a combination of CT, MRI, and MR spectroscopy.