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Table 1 Summary of cases with spontaneous resolution of colloid cyst

From: Spontaneous regression of colloid cyst on the third ventricle: a case report with the review of the literature

Authors/year

Age

Sex

Symptoms

Symptom duration

Initial size

Duration to regression

Size at last follow-up

Follow-up duration

CCRS*

Motoyama et al.(2002) [7]

83

F

Gait disturbance, urinary incontinence, dementia

2 mos

NA

10 ds

small remnant

8 mos

0 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 0 = 2

Annamalai et al.(2008) [1]

35

M

Incidentally detected

-

5 mm

15 mos

disappeared

18 mos

1 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 1

Gbejuade et al.(2011) [9]

65

M

Headache, lassitude and forgetfulness

4 yrs

8 mm

19 mos

disappeared

19 mos

0 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 = 3

Peeters et al.(2016) [10]

46

F

Headache, altered mental status and amnesia

NA

2.852Cm3

5 mos

0.07Cm3

1 yrs

1 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 1 = 3

Turel et al.(2017) [11]

45

F

Headache, dizziness

6 mos

11 mm

2 yrs

disappeared

2 yrs

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 5

Mulcahy et al.(2020 [12]

51

M

Incidentally detected

-

18 mm

4 yrs

small remnant

9 yrs

1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 0 = 3

Magalhães-Ribeiro et al.(2020) [13]

57

F

Intermittent scotoma

3 mos

10 mm

51 mos

disappeared

75 mos

1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 0 = 3

Menéndez-Cortezón et al.(2020) [14]

2.5

F

Incidentally detected

-

30 mm

6 yrs

5 mm

60 mos

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 = 4

Cosgrove et al.(2020) [15]

67

M

Dizzness, left leg paresthesia, gait abnormalities

1 day

5 mm

4 yrs

3 mm

NA

0 + 0 + 0 + NA + 0 = 0 or 1

Our case

49

M

Incidentally detected

-

12 mm

18 mos

4 mm

30 mos

1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 0 = 3

  1.  F Female, M Male, ds Days, mos Months, yrs Years, NA Not available
  2. *CCRS; Colloid Cyst Risk Score (1 point for each variable; Age < 65, Diameter ≥ 7 mm, Anterior location, High signal intensity on FLAIR/T2-weighted image, Headache)
  3. *CCRS 0,1,2; Low risk / CCRS 3 without hydrocephalus; Intermediate risk / CCRS 3 with hydrocephalus and CCRS 4,5; High risk