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What Is The Treatment For Arachnoid Cyst?
my husband age 37 male
He had a C.T scan and M.R.I in which reports shows that he is having atypical arachnoid cyst/posterior fossa epidermoid cyst.and here nuero surgeon adviced surgery can help out,i am very much confussed what to do,because brain surgery is a serious matter,i need your help please advice me what to do?
Here i am giving the detail of M.R.I and C.T scan-----
M.R.I
axial-T1,T2,T1(post gad)
Coronal-T2,T1(post gad)
sagital-T2 flair,T1(post gad)
Oservations----- midline heterogeneous posterior fossa cystic lesion descending up to CVJ with rim enhancement with heterogeneity within,measuring approx 41.5*27.5*18.0mm.
Opinion-- Posterior fossa Epidermoid cyst /Atypical Arachnoid cyst.
He had a C.T scan and M.R.I in which reports shows that he is having atypical arachnoid cyst/posterior fossa epidermoid cyst.and here nuero surgeon adviced surgery can help out,i am very much confussed what to do,because brain surgery is a serious matter,i need your help please advice me what to do?
Here i am giving the detail of M.R.I and C.T scan-----
M.R.I
axial-T1,T2,T1(post gad)
Coronal-T2,T1(post gad)
sagital-T2 flair,T1(post gad)
Oservations----- midline heterogeneous posterior fossa cystic lesion descending up to CVJ with rim enhancement with heterogeneity within,measuring approx 41.5*27.5*18.0mm.
Opinion-- Posterior fossa Epidermoid cyst /Atypical Arachnoid cyst.
Mon, 30 Apr 2018
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If your surgeon feels that this is an epidermoid cyst, it is large enough to consider surgery to remove it, as these cysts can enlarge over time.
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