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Abnormal third ventricle morphology

MedGen UID:
869207
•Concept ID:
C4023629
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the third ventricle
 
HPO: HP:0010951

Definition

An abnormality of the third ventricle. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Neuroendoscopy in the management of pineal region tumours in children.
Deopujari C, Shroff K, Karmarkar V, Mohanty C
Childs Nerv Syst 2023 Sep;39(9):2353-2365. Epub 2022 Jun 3 doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05561-0. PMID: 35665837
Prenatal diagnosis of rhombencephalosynapsis: neuroimaging features and severity of vermian anomaly.
Krajden Haratz K, Oliveira Szejnfeld P, Govindaswamy M, Leibovitz Z, Gindes L, Severino M, Rossi A, Paladini D, Garcia Rodriguez R, Ben-Sira L, Borkowski Tillman T, Gupta R, Lotem G, Raz N, Hamamoto TENK, Kidron D, Arad A, Birnbaum R, Brussilov M, Pomar L, Vial Y, Leventer RJ, McGillivray G, Fink M, Krzeszowski W, Fernandes Moron A, Lev D, Tamarkin M, Shalev J, Har Toov J, Lerman-Sagie T, Malinger G
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2021 Dec;58(6):864-874. doi: 10.1002/uog.23660. PMID: 33942916
New concepts in valvular hemodynamics: implications for diagnosis and treatment of aortic stenosis.
Pibarot P, Dumesnil JG
Can J Cardiol 2007 Oct;23 Suppl B(Suppl B):40B-47B. doi: 10.1016/s0828-282x(07)71009-7. PMID: 17932586Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Neuroendoscopy in the management of pineal region tumours in children.
Deopujari C, Shroff K, Karmarkar V, Mohanty C
Childs Nerv Syst 2023 Sep;39(9):2353-2365. Epub 2022 Jun 3 doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05561-0. PMID: 35665837
Clinical and radiological characteristics in fatal third ventricle colloid cyst. Literature review.
Musa G, Simfukwe K, Gots A, Chmutin G, Chmutin E, Chaurasia B
J Clin Neurosci 2020 Dec;82(Pt A):52-55. Epub 2020 Nov 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.10.032. PMID: 33317739
Interhypothalamic adhesions in endoscopic third ventriculostomy.
Phillips D, Steven DA, McDonald PJ, Riva-Cambrin J, Kulkarni AV, Mehta V
Childs Nerv Syst 2019 Sep;35(9):1565-1570. Epub 2019 Jun 6 doi: 10.1007/s00381-019-04231-y. PMID: 31172270
Origins and consequences of congenital heart defects affecting the right ventricle.
Woudstra OI, Ahuja S, Bokma JP, Bouma BJ, Mulder BJM, Christoffels VM
Cardiovasc Res 2017 Oct 1;113(12):1509-1520. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvx155. PMID: 28957538
Thalamic cavernous malformations.
Pozzati E
Surg Neurol 2000 Jan;53(1):30-9; discussion 39-40. doi: 10.1016/s0090-3019(99)00164-0. PMID: 10697231

Diagnosis

Clinical and radiological characteristics in fatal third ventricle colloid cyst. Literature review.
Musa G, Simfukwe K, Gots A, Chmutin G, Chmutin E, Chaurasia B
J Clin Neurosci 2020 Dec;82(Pt A):52-55. Epub 2020 Nov 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.10.032. PMID: 33317739
Autoimmune Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Astrocytopathy: A Review of the Literature.
Shan F, Long Y, Qiu W
Front Immunol 2018;9:2802. Epub 2018 Dec 5 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02802. PMID: 30568655Free PMC Article
Infected colloid cyst.
Yilmaz A, Aras M, Serarslan Y, Kaya ME
Childs Nerv Syst 2017 Sep;33(9):1599-1602. Epub 2017 Jun 3 doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3467-1. PMID: 28578512
Hydrocephalus in Dandy-Walker malformation.
Spennato P, Mirone G, Nastro A, Buonocore MC, Ruggiero C, Trischitta V, Aliberti F, Cinalli G
Childs Nerv Syst 2011 Oct;27(10):1665-81. Epub 2011 Sep 17 doi: 10.1007/s00381-011-1544-4. PMID: 21928031
Thalamic cavernous malformations.
Pozzati E
Surg Neurol 2000 Jan;53(1):30-9; discussion 39-40. doi: 10.1016/s0090-3019(99)00164-0. PMID: 10697231

Therapy

Colloid cysts of the third ventricle in children.
McCrea HJ, Lara-Reyna J, Perera I, Uribe R, Chotai S, Savage N, Hersh EH, Haussner T, Souweidane MM
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2021 Apr 23;27(6):700-706. doi: 10.3171/2020.10.PEDS18458. PMID: 33892476
Fourth ventricle tumors in children: complications and influence of surgical approach.
Toescu SM, Samarth G, Layard Horsfall H, Issitt R, Margetts B, Phipps KP, Jeelani NU, Thompson DNP, Aquilina K
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2020 Oct 23;27(1):52-61. doi: 10.3171/2020.6.PEDS2089. PMID: 33096529
Third Ventricle Floor Variations and Abnormalities in Myelomeningocele-Associated Hydrocephalus: Our Experience with 455 Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Procedures.
Etus V, Guler TM, Karabagli H
Turk Neurosurg 2017;27(5):768-771. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18706-16.1. PMID: 27858385
Surgical approaches for CHD: and update on success and challenges.
Kaza AK, Gruber PJ
Curr Opin Pediatr 2013 Oct;25(5):591-6. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e3283650607. PMID: 23995434
Intraventricular neuroendoscopy: complication avoidance and management.
Chowdhry SA, Cohen AR
World Neurosurg 2013 Feb;79(2 Suppl):S15.e1-10. Epub 2012 Feb 10 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2012.02.030. PMID: 22381833

Prognosis

Colloid cysts of the third ventricle in children.
McCrea HJ, Lara-Reyna J, Perera I, Uribe R, Chotai S, Savage N, Hersh EH, Haussner T, Souweidane MM
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2021 Apr 23;27(6):700-706. doi: 10.3171/2020.10.PEDS18458. PMID: 33892476
Autoimmune Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Astrocytopathy: A Review of the Literature.
Shan F, Long Y, Qiu W
Front Immunol 2018;9:2802. Epub 2018 Dec 5 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02802. PMID: 30568655Free PMC Article
Hydrocephalus in Dandy-Walker malformation.
Spennato P, Mirone G, Nastro A, Buonocore MC, Ruggiero C, Trischitta V, Aliberti F, Cinalli G
Childs Nerv Syst 2011 Oct;27(10):1665-81. Epub 2011 Sep 17 doi: 10.1007/s00381-011-1544-4. PMID: 21928031
Vertebrobasilar dilatative arteriopathy (dolichoectasia).
Lou M, Caplan LR
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2010 Jan;1184:121-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.05114.x. PMID: 20146694
Thalamic cavernous malformations.
Pozzati E
Surg Neurol 2000 Jan;53(1):30-9; discussion 39-40. doi: 10.1016/s0090-3019(99)00164-0. PMID: 10697231

Clinical prediction guides

Colloid cysts of the third ventricle in children.
McCrea HJ, Lara-Reyna J, Perera I, Uribe R, Chotai S, Savage N, Hersh EH, Haussner T, Souweidane MM
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2021 Apr 23;27(6):700-706. doi: 10.3171/2020.10.PEDS18458. PMID: 33892476
Interhypothalamic adhesions in endoscopic third ventriculostomy.
Phillips D, Steven DA, McDonald PJ, Riva-Cambrin J, Kulkarni AV, Mehta V
Childs Nerv Syst 2019 Sep;35(9):1565-1570. Epub 2019 Jun 6 doi: 10.1007/s00381-019-04231-y. PMID: 31172270
Autoimmune Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Astrocytopathy: A Review of the Literature.
Shan F, Long Y, Qiu W
Front Immunol 2018;9:2802. Epub 2018 Dec 5 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02802. PMID: 30568655Free PMC Article
Management of colloid cyst of third ventricle.
Yadav YR, Yadav N, Parihar V, Kher Y, Ratre S
Turk Neurosurg 2015;25(3):362-71. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.11086-14.1. PMID: 26037175
Thalamic cavernous malformations.
Pozzati E
Surg Neurol 2000 Jan;53(1):30-9; discussion 39-40. doi: 10.1016/s0090-3019(99)00164-0. PMID: 10697231

Recent systematic reviews

Familial colloid cysts: not a chance occurrence.
Giantini-Larsen AM, Garton ALA, Villamater FN, Kuzan-Fischer CM, Savage NJ, Cunniff CM, Ross ME, Christos PJ, Stieg PE, Souweidane MM
J Neurooncol 2022 Apr;157(2):321-332. Epub 2022 Mar 3 doi: 10.1007/s11060-022-03966-0. PMID: 35243591
Persisting Embryonal Infundibular Recess (PEIR): Two Case Reports and Systematic Literature Review.
Belotti F, Lupi I, Cosottini M, Ambrosi C, Gasparotti R, Bogazzi F, Fontanella MM, Doglietto F
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2018 Jul 1;103(7):2424-2429. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-00437. PMID: 29788483
Natural history of incidental colloid cysts of the third ventricle: A systematic review.
O'Neill AH, Gragnaniello C, Lai LT
J Clin Neurosci 2018 Jul;53:122-126. Epub 2018 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.04.061. PMID: 29731276

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