title: A case of hyperdense diploic epidermoid cyst on CT scan mimicking meningioma.
abstract: Epidermoid cysts typically have images characteristic similar to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). A case of a hyperdense epidermoid cyst on computed tomography (CT) scan mimicking meningioma is described and the possibility of unusual imaging characteristics of epidermoids is highlighted as a diagnostic problem.
authors.affiliation: Royal Melbourne Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Parkville 3050, Australia.
authors.forename: Wai
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hoe Ng
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tickell
authors.forename: Andrew H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kaye
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed