title: Hirsutism as a first manifestation of a giant arachnoid cyst of the sylvian fissure.
abstract: In this report, we present a case presenting with hirsutism. In this case, there was a large sylvian fissure arachnoid cyst demonstrated by radiology. This case is discussed in view of clinical findings and a literature review is presented.
authors.affiliation: KTU, Medical Faculty, Department of Neurosurgery and Radiology, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baykal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sari
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuzeyli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aktürk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging