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J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2013; 74(S 01): e185-e187
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1337610
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Unusual Imaging Appearance of a Huge Intracranial Dermoid Cyst Located Across the Anterior and Middle Skull Base

Xuejian Wang
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Nantong No.1 People Hospital, Jiangsu, China
*   These authors contributed equally to this paper
,
Yong Yu
2   Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai, China
*   These authors contributed equally to this paper
,
Xiaobiao Zhang
2   Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai, China
,
Fan Hu
2   Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai, China
,
Ye Gu
2   Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai, China
,
Tao Xie
2   Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai, China
,
Hao Yu
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Nantong No.1 People Hospital, Jiangsu, China
,
Zhenhua Cai
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Nantong No.1 People Hospital, Jiangsu, China
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Abstract

Intracranial dermoid cysts are rare congenital neoplasms. Typical dermoid cysts are well-circumscribed fat-density masses with no associated contrast enhancement. We report a woman with a dermoid cyst across the anterior and middle skull base of unusual imaging appearance. This report highlights the challenge facing the diagnosis and management of intracranial dermoid cysts with unusual primary imaging findings.

Keywords

dermoid cyst - unusual imaging appearance - anterior and middle skull base
 

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