Unknown Case #2: Incidental Intraventricular Mass

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A 20-year-old female presents with a 3 cm intraventricular mass associated with the septum pellucidum. This demonstrates heterogeneous signal on T2 weighted MRI with areas of cystic change. There is moderate contrast enhancement after administration of gadolinium and a few internal calcifications on CT. Imaging studies of the brain are otherwise unremarkable. Which of the following is true of the most likely diagnosis?