title: Klippel-Feil syndrome in association with posterior fossa suboccipital dermoid cyst.
abstract: We present the second case of Klippel-Feil syndrome in association with a posterior fossa dermoid cyst extending through the occipital bone and presenting as a suboccipital subcutaneous mass. We describe its radiographic, CT, and MRI appearances as well as on MRI diffusion-weighted images. Posterior cranial fossa dermoid cysts and sinuses should be added to the list of congenital abnormalities which must be sought in patients with Klippel-Feil syndrome. Diffusion-weighted images of brain may differentiate these masses from cerebral spinal fluid collections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Turkish Ministry of Health-Ankara, Training and Research Hospital.
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Aksoy
authors.forename: O G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Aksoy
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gomori
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007714:Klippel-Feil Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed