Colloid cyst symptoms as Davina McCall diagnosed with 'extremely rare' tumour

Davina McCall has expressed her shock at being diagnosed with an extremely rare brain rumour. The veteran TV presenter found out she has a colloid cyst after undergoing a body scan ahead of a talk on the menopause.

The 57-year-old will now undergo an operation to remove the 14mm benign tumour. She shared the news with her followers on social media.

Davina outlined that she was diagnosed earlier this year and 'put her head in the sand' following the news. She said on Friday, November 15: "Hi, so I’m posting this it will be Friday morning.

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"I’m posting it because a few months ago I did a menopause talk for a company and they offered me a health scan in return, which I thought I was going to ace, but it turned out I had a benign brain tumour called a colloid cyst, which is very rare."

According to the National Library of Medicine, colloid cyst symptoms can include headaches, double vision, memory problems and vertigo. They have also been reported to cause sudden death in rare cases.

Davina added: "I slightly put my head in the sand for a while, and then I saw quite a few neurosurgeons, I got lots of opinions. I realised that I have to get it taken out. It’s big for the space – it fills the space. It’s 14mm wide.

"And it needs to come out because if it grows it would be bad." Davina then told what surgery she will have. It will be removed via a craniotomy – they go through the top of my head here, and through the two halves of my brain to the middle, get the cyst, empty it, take it out, and Bob’s your uncle. So say a prayer for me. I am in good spirits.”

Davina added: "Also, I’m okay. It’s been up and down, obviously. We’ve been through a lot." She also told of her post-op recovery and said: "The recovery, I’m going to be in hospital for about nine days, and then I’m going to be going home, but I’m gonna be off my phone for a while. So Michael might fill you in."

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Davina said Michael will keep fans updates with news of her recovery. She said: "He’s going to let you guys know how I’m doing. But I don’t want you to worry about me, I’m doing that enough as it is.

"I’m in a good space and I have all the faith in the world in my surgeon and his team, and I am handing the reins over to him. He knows what he’s doing, and I’m gonna do the getting better bit after."

Michael added: "Just letting people know that I will have my eye on her throughout this procedure. In fact I offered to do the operation, just to make sure it was done properly. They wouldn’t let me. She’s in very good hands."