Atypical epidermoid cyst of the brain.
A patient with an epidermoid cyst of the brain was erroneously diagnosed as having a meningioma on computed tomography. This case highlights some of the problems of interpretation and fluid/solid characterization with computed tomography.
Naim-ur-Rahman
Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004322:Drainage; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed