title: Epidermoid cyst of the brain stem--a case report.
abstract: Epidermoid cysts occurring within the brain stem are extremely rare and only nine such cases are reported in the literature. In this report, we report a case of Intrapontine epidermoid cyst in a young female patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Radha Krishnan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saraswathi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rout
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology*; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans