Spontaneous Resolution of a Sylvian Arachnoid Cyst in a Child: A Case Report

Utku Adilay; Bulent Guclu; Mehmet Tiryaki; Tufan Hicdonmez

doi:10.1159/000479328

Spontaneous Resolution of a Sylvian Arachnoid Cyst in a Child: A Case Report

Pediatr Neurosurg. 2017;52(5):343-345. doi: 10.1159/000479328. Epub 2017 Aug 19.

Authors

Utku Adilay¹, Bulent Guclu, Mehmet Tiryaki, Tufan Hicdonmez

Affiliation

¹ Neurosurgery Department, University of Health Sciences, Ministry of Health Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

PMID: 28848198
DOI: 10.1159/000479328

Abstract

We report the case of a 7-year-old boy with an incidentally diagnosed left sylvian arachnoid cyst. At a clinical follow-up of 2 years, cranial computed tomography scans found the cyst to be totally resolved. The mechanism of this rare spontaneous resolution of an arachnoid cyst is discussed.

Keywords: Arachnoid cyst; Spontaneous resolution.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Arachnoid Cysts / diagnostic imaging*
Cerebral Aqueduct / diagnostic imaging*
Child
Humans
Male
Remission, Spontaneous