[Malignant degeneration of epidermal cyst of the posterior cranial fossa. Diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging].
A 72 year-old woman presented with a rapidly evolving left cerebellopontine angle syndrome secondary to a squamous cell carcinoma developed in an epidermoid cyst. The value and the results of magnetic resonance imaging are discussed.
Delangre
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Clinique Neurologique, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, CHU de Rouen.
Hemet
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Tayot
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Vaschalde
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Augustin
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D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging
D005682:Gadolinium
Dégénérescence maligne d'un kyste épidermoïde de la fosse postérieure. Intérêt diagnostique de l'imagerie par résonance magnétique.