title: Dense epidermoid cyst of the cerebellopontine angle.
abstract: A case of epidermoid cyst in the cerebellopontine angle which appeared as a hyperdense mass on CT is presented with clinical and radiological features. The preoperative tentative diagnosis proved erroneous. The literature is reviewed on this exceptionally rare radiological finding of epidermoid cysts and highlights of preoperative diagnosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Tekkök
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cataltepe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sağlam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed