The Role of Aquaporin 1 in Water Retention Mechanism of Arachnoid Cysts: Insights from 3 Case Reports

Yasutaka Kurokawa; Masanori Ishiguro; Takayuki Kurokawa

doi:10.12659/AJCR.939834

27 July 2023 : Case report Japan

The Role of Aquaporin 1 in Water Retention Mechanism of Arachnoid Cysts: Insights from 3 Case Reports

Unknown etiology, Challenging differential diagnosis

Yasutaka Kurokawa^12ABCDEF*, Masanori Ishiguro^3BC, Takayuki Kurokawa

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DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.939834

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e939834

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Figure 7. Possible mechanism of arachnoid cyst development. In a certain part of the arachnoid layer rich with microvacuoles (left), they fuse (middle) and become a larger cavity (right) in which water is transported by aquaporin (black arrows).

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