Sudden death due to a colloid cyst of the third ventricle: Report of three cases with a special sign at autopsy

Demirci, Şerafettin; Doğan, Kamil Hakan; Erkol, Zerrin; Gülmen, Mete Korkut

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.04.016

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“…During the autopsy, its small size and its possible rupture during the dissection can make it difficult to detect if a careful examination is not made. Therefore, the diagnosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of hydrocephalus and if a significant grey color is detected over the tuber cinereum (which is located between the chiasma opticum and the corpus mamillare) especially when the suddenly dead person has a medical history of headaches (Demirci et al, 2009).…”

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“…Clinically, the cyst may be asymptomatic, incidentally discovered during a brain radiological investigation (brain scan, magnetic resonance imaging) indicated for another reason (Bender et al, 2013;Demirci et al, 2009). The typical appearance of the cyst on CT scan images (computed tomography) is due to its histological characteristics (viscous content surrounded by a fibrotic wall).…”

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“…Symptoms are often intermittent due to the cyst movements around its pedicle at the roof of the third ventricle, which may cause an episodic obstruction of Monro's foramen and an intermittent intracranial hypertension (Jaffree and Besser, 2001). Hydrocephalus is variable depending on the position of the head and the symptoms are usually relieved by the supine position, which is exceptional for the headaches that accompany brain tumors (Demirci et al, 2009).…”

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Sudden death due to intracranial colloid cyst: About three cases

Belhadj¹,

Thaljawi²,

Chkirben³

et al. 2015

J. Clin. Pathol. Forensic Med.

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The colloid cyst is a rare and benign congenital intracranial tumor, commonly located in the anterior part of the third ventricle. It is a rare cause of sudden death whose mechanisms of occurrence are still been discussed. We report three cases of sudden death due to colloid cyst(s) discovered at autopsy. Death occurred in a man and two women, aged 45, 43 and 33 years, respectively. Pre-mortem symptoms were mainly headache and/or syncope. The autopsy revealed the presence of colloid cyst(s) of the anterior part of the third ventricle, confirmed by a histological examination. A cerebral edema was found in two cases, and hydrocephalus in one case. We raise the clinical and pathological features of this tumor, and we discuss the mechanisms of death.

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Sudden death due to intracranial colloid cyst: About three cases

Belhadj¹,

Thaljawi²,

Chkirben³

et al. 2015

J. Clin. Pathol. Forensic Med.

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“…The most common complaint is headache when they are symptomatic, as in our case [6]. Cases with CC are easily diagnosed with clinical findings, typical localization, and morphologic appearances in nontraumatic cases.…”

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Colloid cyst mimicking intracranial hemorrhage after head trauma

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Özel

et al. 2015

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine

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“…Acute blockage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) with instant brain herniation is one of the proposed mechanisms of sudden death. Another is the disturbance of hypothalamus-mediated cardiovascular reflex control (2).…”

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Large hemorrhagic colloid cyst in a 35-year-old male

Coce¹,

Pavliša²,

Nanković³

et al. 2011

Turkish Neurosurgery

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Colloid cysts are rare benign tumors of the third ventricle with diverse clinical presentation, which vary from incidentally found cysts to acute death. An uncommon hemorrhage in these cysts is a life threatening complication which can cause obstructive hydrocephalus with acute deterioration of the patient and sudden death. We present a case of 35-year-old man with large hemorrhagic colloid cyst of a third ventricle causing acute obstructive hydrocephalus even though magnetic resonance image with low T2 signal of the cyst suggested its clinically stable nature. Only 3 cases of in vivo diagnosed hemorrhagic colloid cysts have been reported in the literature. ÖZKolloid kistler üçüncü ventrikülün nadir benign tümörleri olup tesadüfen bulunan kistlerden akut ölüme kadar çok geniş bir klinik sunum aralığına sahiptir. Bu kistlerde sık görülmeyen bir olay olan kanama obstrüktif hidrosefaliye ve sonuçta hastanın durumunda ani bozulmaya ve ölüme neden olabilen yaşamı tehdit edici bir komplikasyondur. Üçüncü ventrikülde büyük bir hemorajik kolloid kisti olup kistte düşük T2 sinyaliyle manyetik rezonans görüntülemenin klinik olarak stabil bir durum düşündürdüğü akut obstrüktif hidrosefali bulunan 35 yaşında bir erkek sunuyoruz. Literatürde in vivo tanı konmuş sadece 3 hemorajik kolloid kist vakası mevcuttur.anaHtar sÖZcÜkLer: Kolloid kist, Kanama, Üçüncü ventrikül, Hidrosefali

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Sudden death due to a colloid cyst of the third ventricle: Report of three cases with a special sign at autopsy

Cited by 28 publications

References 29 publications

Sudden death due to intracranial colloid cyst: About three cases

Sudden death due to intracranial colloid cyst: About three cases

Colloid cyst mimicking intracranial hemorrhage after head trauma

Large hemorrhagic colloid cyst in a 35-year-old male

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