title: Dermoid tumor with persistently low CSF glucose and unusual CT and MRI findings.
abstract: A patient with dermoid tumor, presenting with persistent hypoglycorrhachia in the absence of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis is reported. The presence of ring enhancements without infection, surrounding edema, and mass effect on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are unusual findings for these tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Topçu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Topaloğlu
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bertan
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Arikan
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose