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Huge intradiploic epidermoid cyst
- Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Türkiye
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Abstract
A 60-year-old man presented with an occipital mass under the scalp and complained of headache, nausea, and dizziness. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a well-defined mass in the occipital scalp extending from the scalp through the cranium and several centimetres into the posterior fossa. There were well-defined margins in the deep portion and the mass was totally removed. Histological examination showed that the cystic structure was lined by squamous epithelium containing laminated keratin material. The pathological findings were consistent with the diagnosis of an epidermoid cyst. The patient was discharged free of symptoms.
Abstract
A 60-year-old man presented with an occipital mass under the scalp and complained of headache, nausea, and dizziness. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a well-defined mass in the occipital scalp extending from the scalp through the cranium and several centimetres into the posterior fossa. There were well-defined margins in the deep portion and the mass was totally removed. Histological examination showed that the cystic structure was lined by squamous epithelium containing laminated keratin material. The pathological findings were consistent with the diagnosis of an epidermoid cyst. The patient was discharged free of symptoms.
Keywords
cyst, epidermoid, intradiploic, huge, occipital
Title
Huge intradiploic epidermoid cyst
Journal
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
Issue
Pages
204-207
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DOI
10.1016/S0028-3843(14)60012-8
Bibliographic record
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2010;44(2):204-207.
Keywords
cyst
epidermoid
intradiploic
huge
occipital
Authors
Omer Faruk Turkoglu
Cagatay Ozdol
Oktay Gurcan
Ahmet Gurhan Gurcay
Kagan Tun
Berker Cemil