[Spontaneous disappearance of a middle fossa arachnoid cyst--a case report]. 1991

H Takizawa, and K Sugiura, and C Kudo, and S Kadoyama
Department of Neurosurgery, Tsudanuma Central Hospital, Narasino-shi, Japan.

A case of a middle fossa arachnoid cyst which spontaneously disappeared is reported. A 16 year old boy visited our out-patient clinic complaining of headache after a blunt head trauma by a motorcycle accident. The neurological examination was negative except for mild neck pain on the flexion and extension of neck. Plain x-ray of skull and neck were negative. CT scan demonstrated an arachnoid cyst in the left Sylvian fissure. It was planned to follow up the patient by CT scan. After 10 months, he was examined by CT scan, which revealed the spontaneous disappearance of the arachnoid cyst and some dilatation of the anterior horn of the lateral ventricle. The patient did not have any additional trauma or infection during the interval between two examinations. Spontaneous disappearance of arachnoid cyst was extremely rare as only 4 cases were reported previously. The basic mechanism of this natural cure was considered to be rupture of outer or inner membrane of arachnoid cyst which would facilitate absorption of its content.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D012075 Remission, Spontaneous A spontaneous diminution or abatement of a disease over time, without formal treatment. Spontaneous Healing,Spontaneous Regression,Spontaneous Remission,Healing, Spontaneous,Regression, Spontaneous,Spontaneous Healings,Spontaneous Regressions
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D014057 Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tomography using x-ray transmission and a computer algorithm to reconstruct the image. CAT Scan, X-Ray,CT Scan, X-Ray,Cine-CT,Computerized Tomography, X-Ray,Electron Beam Computed Tomography,Tomodensitometry,Tomography, Transmission Computed,X-Ray Tomography, Computed,CAT Scan, X Ray,CT X Ray,Computed Tomography, X-Ray,Computed X Ray Tomography,Computerized Tomography, X Ray,Electron Beam Tomography,Tomography, X Ray Computed,Tomography, X-Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized Axial,Tomography, Xray Computed,X Ray Computerized Tomography,X Ray Tomography, Computed,X-Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,Beam Tomography, Electron,CAT Scans, X-Ray,CT Scan, X Ray,CT Scans, X-Ray,CT X Rays,Cine CT,Computed Tomography, Transmission,Computed Tomography, X Ray,Computed Tomography, Xray,Computed X-Ray Tomography,Scan, X-Ray CAT,Scan, X-Ray CT,Scans, X-Ray CAT,Scans, X-Ray CT,Tomographies, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Electron Beam,Tomography, X Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X Ray Computerized,Tomography, X Ray Computerized Axial,Transmission Computed Tomography,X Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,X Ray, CT,X Rays, CT,X-Ray CAT Scan,X-Ray CAT Scans,X-Ray CT Scan,X-Ray CT Scans,X-Ray Computed Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Tomography,Xray Computed Tomography
D016080 Arachnoid Cysts Intracranial or spinal cavities containing a cerebrospinal-like fluid, the wall of which is composed of arachnoidal cells. They are most often developmental or related to trauma. Intracranial arachnoid cysts usually occur adjacent to arachnoidal cistern and may present with HYDROCEPHALUS; HEADACHE; SEIZURES; and focal neurologic signs. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1994, Ch44, pp105-115) Arachnoid Diverticula,Leptomeningeal Cysts,Arachnoid Cysts, Intracranial,Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts,Arachnoid Cyst, Intracranial,Arachnoid Diverticulas,Cyst, Arachnoid,Cyst, Intracranial Arachnoid,Cyst, Leptomeningeal,Cysts, Arachnoid,Cysts, Intracranial Arachnoid,Cysts, Leptomeningeal,Diverticula, Arachnoid,Diverticulas, Arachnoid,Intracranial Arachnoid Cyst,Leptomeningeal Cyst

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