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Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery 2016; 35(04): 329-333
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1586760
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Glial Cyst inside the Cerebellar Parenchyma: Case Report and Literature Review

Cisto glial no parênquima cerebelar: relato de caso e revisão da literatura
Guilherme Finger
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Cristo Redentor, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
,
Eduardo Cambruzzi
2   Department of Pathology, Hospital Cristo Redentor, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
,
Tobias Ludwig do Nascimento
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Cristo Redentor, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
,
Luiz Pedro Willimann Rogerio
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Cristo Redentor, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
,
Marcelo Martins dos Reis
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Cristo Redentor, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
,
Leandro Pelegrini de Almeida
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Cristo Redentor, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
,
Gabriel Greggianin Frizzon
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Cristo Redentor, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
,
Pasquale Gallo
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Cristo Redentor, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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13 April 2016

11 July 2016

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12 August 2016 (online)

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Abstract

Cystic lesions inside the brain parenchyma are a common pathological finding in the investigation of patients with suspicion of cerebral tumor. Histological diagnosis is important to guide the patient's treatment and follow-up, and to determine prognosis. Among patients diagnosed with cerebral cysts, most are located in the parenchyma above the tentorium. The authors describe the case of a patient who had been suffering from dizziness and balance disturbance for 4 months; the investigation identified a cyst inside the cerebellar right hemisphere. A surgical procedure was performed, and the biopsy microscopic analysis diagnosis was glial cyst.

Resumo

Patologias intraparenquimatosas de características císticas são comumente identificadas em pacientes que estão sob investigação de neoplasias cranianas. Lesões císticas são mais prevalentes acima da tenda cerebelar, e o diagnóstico histológico é fundamental para determinar o tratamento, seguimento e prognóstico do paciente. Os autores relatam o caso de um paciente com sintomas de vertigem e alteração no equilíbrio dinämico de 4 meses de evolução, cuja investigação diagnosticou cisto intraparenquimatoso no hemisfério cerebelar direito. Procedeu-se com intervenção cirúrgica cujo diagnóstico histopatológico foi compatível com Cisto Glial

Keywords

cerebellar cyst - cysts inside the parenchyma - glial cyst

Palavras-chave

cisto cerebelar - cisto intraparenquimatoso - cisto glial
 

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