title: [Malignant degeneration of epidermal cyst of the posterior cranial fossa. Diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Neurologique, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, CHU de Rouen.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Delangre
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hemet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tayot
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Vaschalde
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Augustin
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D005682:Gadolinium
vernacular_title: Dégénérescence maligne d'un kyste épidermoïde de la fosse postérieure. Intérêt diagnostique de l'imagerie par résonance magnétique.