Is This Truly A “Leave-Me-Alone” Lesion? An Unusual Case of Multiple Ring-shaped Lateral Ventricular Nodules

• Published in: World neurosurgery Vol. 136; pp. 32 - 36
• Main Authors: Pontillo, Giuseppe, Lepore, Giovanni, Bartolini, Antonella, Cerase, Alfonso, Brunetti, Arturo, Muccio, Carmine Franco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms - complications; Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms - diagnosis; Glioma, Subependymal - complications; Glioma, Subependymal - diagnosis; Headache - etiology; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Nausea - etiology; Ring-shaped lateral ventricular nodules; Subependymoma; “Leave me alone” intraventricular lesions; “Leave me alone” intraventricular lesions; Magnetic resonance imaging; Ring-shaped lateral ventricular nodules; MRI; Subependymoma; FLAIR; RSLVN

Ring-shaped lateral ventricular nodules (RSLVNs) are commonly considered as benign asymptomatic lesions, which are sporadically detected as incidental findings on routine brain magnetic resonance imaging scans. Despite their not irrelevant frequency, the exact biological nature of these lesions rema...