Spontaneous temporal encephaloceles masked by dual pathology: report of two cases.
Spontaneous temporal meningoencephaloceles are rare entities and diagnostic difficulties can occur. We present two cases whose presentation was atypical and diagnosis delayed by the presence of dual pathology.
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Department of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, Darlington Memorial Hospital, Darlington, UK. vinidpa@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018424:Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery