Spontaneous Regression of a Temporal Arachnoid Cyst

Overview

Journal Childs Nerv Syst

Specialty Pediatrics

Date 1991 Nov 1

PMID 1794123

Citations 9

Authors

R Weber

T Voit

C Lumenta

H G Lenard

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Abstract

Surgery is considered to be the standard therapy for arachnoid cysts (ACs). We report the case of a 13-year-old boy in whom a right temporal AC disappeared spontaneously over a period of 10 years. Bulging of the right temporal skull led to the detection of the cyst by computed tomography (CT) scan at the age of 3 years. There were no other clinical symptoms. Subsequent CT scans showed spontaneous regression of the cyst without surgical intervention. The question as to how ACs should be treated is discussed.

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