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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2019; 08(03): 191-192
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1698843
Short Communication
Neurological Surgeons' Society of India

Epidermoid Cyst of the Fourth Ventricle: A Case Report

Sushil Kumar
1   Department of Neurosurgery, St Stephen’s Hospital Tis Hazari, Delhi, India
,
Sandeep Sharma
1   Department of Neurosurgery, St Stephen’s Hospital Tis Hazari, Delhi, India
,
Rajneesh Misra
1   Department of Neurosurgery, St Stephen’s Hospital Tis Hazari, Delhi, India
,
Kundan Kumar
1   Department of Neurosurgery, St Stephen’s Hospital Tis Hazari, Delhi, India
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Received: 31 December 2018

Accepted after revision:26 March 2019

Publication Date:
04 November 2019 (online)

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Abstract

Epidermoid cysts of the fourth ventricle are slow-growing benign rare lesions. We report a case of fourth ventricle epidermoid in a young lady with short duration of symptoms.

Keywords

epidermoid cyst - fourth ventricle - magnetic resonance imaging
 

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