title: Radiologic evaluation of epidermoid cyst.
abstract: Optimal radiologic investigation greatly improves surgical outcome in cases of epidermoid cyst. As the lesion is benign but will recur if total excision is not accomplished, the surgeon must be prepared to resect the entire capsule and not simply drain the cyst. The contribution of neuroimaging and other diagnostic procedures to the preoperative evaluation of a man with posterior fossa cyst is reported.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed