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Cysts in the brain
by Dancer814, Sep 03, 2008 09:32PM
I have a friend who has a cyst between his 2 lobes...
what causes these cysts and how can they be treated successfully?
what causes these cysts and how can they be treated successfully?
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A cyst in a brain is a fluid filled space; fluid can be blood, minerals or tissue. Cysts are usually benign growths although rarely they can be found inside malignant tumors also.
The symptoms of the brain cyst depend upon its location.
Brain cysts can be arachnoid cysts which are located between the lobes of the brain. Treatment can be watchful waiting and surgery depending upon the symptoms.
Then there are colloid cysts which are found in the roof of the third ventricles and in the choroid plexus. Dermoid cysts occur very rarely in the brain and usually occur in children.
The standard treatment of cysts is surgery.