An unusual middle fossa interdural epidermoid tumor. Case report.
The authors report an unusual case of an intracranial, interdural epidermoid tumor and cyst in a 72-year-old woman who presented with longstanding, mild numbness over her right cheek. She was initially treated conservatively, but on follow-up review the mass was found to have grown and evidence of hemorrhage was present, and therefore a subtotal resection was performed. This case should probably be classified as a paratrigeminal, interdural epidermoid cyst; this is the first known report in which magnetic resonance and computerized tomography images of such an entity are presented and discussed.
Inoue
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Department of Radiology, Osaka City University School of Medicine, Abeno, Osaka, Japan. yuichi-ino@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
Ohata
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Nakayama
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Haba
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Shakudo
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D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy; D004388:Dura Mater; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed