Turkish Neurosurgery 2016 , Vol 26 , Num 1
Temporal Dermoid Cyst with Unusual Imaging Appearance: Case Report
Khansa ABDERRAHMEN, Asma BOUHOULA, Lasaad AOUIDJ, Hafedh JEMEL
National Institute of Neurology of Tunis, Department of Neurosurgery, Tunisia DOI : 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12624-14.1 Intracranial dermoid cysts are benign, slow growing tumors derived from ectopic inclusions of epithelial cells during closure of neural tube. These lesions, accounting for less than 1% of intracranial tumors, have characteristic computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearances that generally permits preoperative diagnosis. However, the radiologic features are uncommon and the cyst can be easily misdiagnosed with other tumors in rare cases. Herein, we report a case of a left temporoparietal dermoid cyst in a 48-year-old woman that was peroperatively and histopathologically proven but not advocated on CT and MRI. Clinical, radiological and histopathological features of a dermoid cyst are reviewed. Keywords : Dermoid cyst, Brain, Magnetic resonance imaging
Corresponding author : Khansa Abderrahmen, khansaabderrahmen@yahoo.fr